HC Deb 28 April 2004 vol 420 cc1050-1W
Mr. Pike

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teaching assistants there were in schools in Burnley(a) in each of the last seven years and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available. [167916]

Mr. Miliband

The following table gives the numbers of full time equivalent teaching assistants in maintained schools in Burnley constituency in January of each year between 1997 and 2003, the latest year for which data are available.

Number
1997 160
1998 173
1999 176
2000 184
2001 220
2002 212
2003 287
Source:
Annual Schools' Census.

Mr. Hendrick

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teaching assistants there were in schools in Preston in(a) each of the last seven years and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available. [168137]

Mr. Miliband

The following table gives the numbers of full time equivalent teaching assistants in maintained schools in Preston constituency for each year between 1997 and 2003, the latest year for which data are available.

Teaching assistants
1997 176
1998 202
1999 203
2000 211
2001 255
2002 237
2003 350
Source:
Annual Schools' Census.