HC Deb 22 March 2004 vol 419 c618W
Shona McIsaac

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teaching assistants were employed in(a) north east Lincolnshire and (b) north Lincolnshire local education authority in each year since 1997. [162583]

Mr. Miliband

The following table gives the numbers of full time equivalent teaching assistants employed in north east Lincolnshire and north Lincolnshire local education authorities for each year between 1997 and 2003, the latest year for which data is available.

North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire
1997 216.6 175.7
1998 242.4 204.7
1999 261.9 244.6
2000 312.0 267.0
2001 462.3 329.3
2002 523.6 429.8
2003 570.4 451.0

Source: Annual Schools Census