Written question asked by Liam Fox (Conservative) on Monday, 2 November 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 November 2009. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Monday, 9 November 2009 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

European Schools

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many applicants applied for each UK post in the European Schools in each of the last 10 years.

Answer

The information requested is shown in the following table.

	Number of posts advertised	Number of applications received¹
2000	11	265
2001	14	165
2002	28	345
2003	24	240
2004	28	480
2005	20	270
2006	19	475
2007	22	160
2008	27	240
2009	32	400
Total (2000-09)	225	3,040
¹ Figures are based on the number of applicants recorded on tables who applied for posts in any given year. The Department only keeps applications for one year after each annual recruitment exercise so figures should therefore be regarded as approximate.

Secondary information