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Written question asked by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 December 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 December 2008. It was answered by Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 December 2008 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Teachers: Pay

Question
(2) how much was spent on wages for (a) teachers, (b) teaching assistants and (c) support staff in (i) Yorkshire and the Humber and (ii) Vale of York constituency in (A) 1997 and (B) 2008.
Answer

The available information is contained within the following tables:

Staffing expenditure by local authority maintained schools in England as a percentage of GDP for 1996-97 and 2007-08
Staffing (pay) expenditure by local authority maintained schools in England
1996-97 2007-08 (estimated)
£ As a percentage of GDP £ As a percentage of GDP
Teaching staff 9,725,742,000 1.23 18,429,079,000 1.30
Education support staff 1,213,867,000 0.15 4,246,602,000 0.30
Other school staff 1,754,316,000 0.22 3,022,919,000 0.21
Staffing expenditure by local authority maintained schools in Yorkshire and Humberside for 1996-97 and 2007-08
1996-97 2007-08
Teaching staff Education support staff Other support staff Teaching staff Education support staff Other support staff
Yorkshire and Humberside 1,094,692,000 136,602,000 177,427,000 1,840,920,000 453,859,000 286,883,000
Barnsley 44,590,000 5,196,000 6,819,000 75,231,000 18,618,000 11,840,000
Bradford 115,239,000 33,686,000 11,536,000 207,242,000 58,551,000 32,955,000
Calderdale 30,630,000 4,780,000 6,474,000 83,093,000 18,286,000 14,111,000
City of Kingston upon Hull 58,226,000 6,773,000 11,928,000 85,705,000 28,501,000 15,961,000
Doncaster 69,012,000 12,415,000 8,241,000 111,336,000 24,867,000 17,928,000
East Riding of Yorkshire 65,170,000 7,764,000 9,834,000 111,236,000 23,102,000 20,545,000
Kirklees 86,091,000 13,195,000 8,995,000 151,600,000 38,052,000 20,445,000
Leeds 158,403,000 6,625,000 39,893,000 247,972,000 64,563,000 40,054,000
North East Lincolnshire 38,299,000 4,679,000 6,311,000 52,803,000 14,925,000 11,230,000
North Lincolnshire 35,543,000 3,555,000 7,584,000 55,700,000 14,056,000 8,495,000
North Yorkshire 124,708,000 9,917,000 13,607,000 216,073,000 40,361,000 28,108,000
Rotherham 64,616,000 6,379,000 8,312,000 108,298,000 28,890,000 14,114,000
Sheffield 99,886,000 14,828,000 16,910,000 165,695,000 42,402,000 28,910,000
Wakefield 70,542,000 3,805,000 16,133,000 113,163,000 27,019,000 15,824,000
York 33,737,000 3,005,000 4,850,000 55,776,000 11,666,000 6,362,000
Notes:
1. Teaching Staff includes teaching staff, supply teaching staff and agency supply teachers.
2. Other School Staff includes premises staff, admin staff, catering staff and other staff.
3. GDP cash data sourced from ONS data for money GDP.
4. Figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000.
5. The 1996-97 data taken from the R01 which was collected from CLG (formerly ODPM). The 2007-08 data taken from Section 52 Outturn statements.
6. Cumbria LA has yet to make a 2007-08 Section 52 Outturn Submission and consequently the England total for 2007-08 is estimated.
7. Cash terms figures as reported by local authorities as at 4 December 2008.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
485 c186-8W; 240564
Session
2008-09
Related items
Teachers: Manpower
Tuesday, 16 December 2008
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Staff Classroom assistants Pay Teachers Yorkshire and the Humber Vale of York
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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