Written question asked by Malcolm Thornton (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 July 1996. It was answered by Robin Squire (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 July 1996 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: If she will list the total number of full-time equivalent staff in her Department engaged in the administration, oversight, audit and other regulation of local authority activities within the responsibility of her Department, excluding that undertaken by OFSTED, indicating the division within her Department which has responsibility for each activity. - Figs not given.

Answer: Sir Malcolm Thornton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list the total number of full-time equivalent staff in her Department engaged in the administration, oversight, audit and other regulation of local authority activities within the responsibility of her Department, excluding that undertaken by Ofsted, indicating the division within her Department which has responsibility for each activity.[37501] Mr. Robin Squire: No discrete record is maintained of the numbers of staff in the Department involved with issues relating to local authority responsibilities for education and employment. Many different elements of the Department's work relate to local authorities, and they could be disaggregated only at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 37501; 281 c465W
Session: 1995-96
Subjects: Civil servants Civil service Functions Local government Staff Department for Education and Employment
Contains statistics: Yes