§ Helen JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many local authorities have exempted schools from the job evaluation schemes linked to the recent single status agreement for local government staff; [97685]
(2) what estimate he has made of the number of schools who use the form of employment contract recommended by the local education authority for the employment of teaching assistants; [97686]
(3) what estimate he has made of the number of (a) men and (b) women who are employed on term-time contracts in schools; [97688]
(4) what estimate he has made of the number of people employed on term-time contracts in schools whose hourly pay over the year places them below the lower earnings limit for national insurance contributions. [97689]
§ Mr. Miliband[holding answer 13 February 2003]: The pay and conditions of school support staff are a matter for local determination. The information requested is not collected centrally.