§ Mrs. HumbleTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teaching assistants were employed in(a) Blackpool and (b) Lancashire local education authorities in each year since 1997. [164552]
§ Mr. MilibandThe following table gives the numbers of full time equivalent teaching assistants in maintained schools in Blackpool and Lancashire local education authorities for each year between 1997 and 2003, the latest year for which data are available.
Former Lancashire Lancashire Blackpool 1997 1,780 — — 1998 2,000 — — 1999 — 1,670 190 2000 — 1,830 220 2001 — 2,190 290 2002 — 1,960 190 2003 — 3,130 390 Source:
Annual Schools'Census