§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will list the(a) number of staff employed by and (b) budget of each regulatory body for which his Department is responsible in each year since 1997. [117780]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe information requested for Regulatory Bodies is listed as follows.
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Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) Financial year Staff employed at start of the financial year Grant in aid (£ million) 1997/98 539 53.0 1998/99 459 52.2 1999/2000 502 57.7
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) Financial year Staff employed at start of the financial year Grant in aid (£ million) 2000/01 434 58.5 2001/02 454 68.6 2002/03 524 76.1 2003/04 548 60.2 The QCA was established on 1 October 1997 from the merger of the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority (SCAA) and the National Council for Vocational Qualifications (NCVQ). The staff figure shown for 1997/98 is that of SCAA and NCVQ combined. The grant in aid figure for 1997/98 is that for SCAA, NCVQ and QCA combined. The grant in aid figure for 2003/04 does not include funding for specific items of work that the QCA may be asked to undertake in the coming year.
General Teaching Council (GTC) Year Staff employed at start of the financial year Grant in aid (£ million) 2000/01 n/a 4.0 2001/02 68 9.0 2002/03 94 3.7 2003/04 121 1.4 Grant in aid payments to the GTC began in September 2000. Funding in 2000/01, therefore, covers the period September 2000 to March 2001.