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Written question asked by Lord Brady of Altrincham (Conservative) on Thursday, 16 January 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 21 January 2003. It was answered by David Miliband (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 January 2003 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.


Dept for Education and Skills

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many language assistants are employed in maintained primary schools.
Answer

Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many language assistants are employed in maintained primary schools. [92327] Mr. Miliband: As at January 2002, there were 29.5 full-time equivalent foreign language assistants and 1,193.1 minority ethnic pupils' bilingual assistants in maintained primary schools.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
92327; 398 c250W
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Languages Staff Primary education Non-teaching staff Teachers Language assistants
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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