HC Deb 29 April 2004 vol 420 cc1275-6W
Mr. Benton

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teaching assistants there were in schools in Bootle in(a) each of the last seven years and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available. [169180]

Mr. Miliband

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

Number
1997 130
1998 130
1999 150
2000 160
2001 200
2002 160
2003 220
Source:
Annual Schools' Census.

Mr. Neil Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teaching assistants there were in schools in Wigan(a) in each of the last seven years and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available. [169278]

Mr. Miliband

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

Number
1997 100
1998 110
1999 110
2000 110
2001 160
2002 130
2003 190
Source:
Annual Schools' Census.