Primary Schools (Administrative Staff)

HC Deb 29 April 2004 vol 420 cc1271-2W

Mr. Wiggin

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many administrative staff were employed in primary schools in(a) England and (b) Wales in each year since 1997. [167978]

Mr. Miliband

The following table shows the full-time equivalent number of administrative staff employed in maintained primary schools in England who are helping to free teachers to teach and supporting the efficient running of their schools in each year from 1997 to 2003, the latest information available.

	Number
1997	19,210
1998	19,560
1999	19,980
2000	21,180
2001	22,260
2002	23,060
2003	23,330
Source:
Annual Schools Census.

Information regarding the number of administrative staff employed in Welsh schools is a matter for the National Assembly for Wales.