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Dept for Education and Skills

Answer

Mr. George Osborne: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many people are employed by the (a) Union Learning Fund, (b) Adult Learning Inspectorate, (c) Well Being Project, (d) National College of School Leadership, (e) Sector Skills Development Agency and (f) Implementation Review Unit; what the running cost of each body was in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the future of each body. [203745] Mr. Stephen Twigg: The information requested is listed as follows: Union Learning Fund The Union Learning Fund is a source of funding not a body or unit. It does not employ any staff. Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI) (a) At 31 March 2004, the ALI employed 247.8 staff on a full time equivalent basis. (b) The most recent published accounts for the ALI are for 2003-04, in which the running costs of the body were £27.81 million. (c) We keep the ALI under review, in accordance with Government guidelines, to ensure that its functions are still required and that the Inspectorate still provides the most effective means of carrying out those functions. Well-Being Project The Well-Being Project Pilot in London is run by Worklife Support which is part of the Teacher Support Network and not the Department for Education and Skills. National College for School Leadership (NCSL) (a) At 6 December 2004, the NCSL employed 237.3 staff on a full-time equivalent basis. (b) The most recent published accounts for the NCSL are for 2003-04, in which the running costs of the body were £13.1 million. (c) A recent review has confirmed that the NCSL should remain in being. Sector Skills Development Agency (SSDA) (a) At 31 March 2004 the SSDA employed 65 staff on a full-time equivalent basis (b) The most recent published accounts for the SSDA are for the 2003-04 financial year, in which the administrative costs of the body were £4.93 million. (c) We keep the SSDA under review, in accordance with Government guidelines, to ensure that its functions are still required and that the SSDA still provides the most effective means of carrying out those functions. Implementation Review Unit (IRU) (a) The IRU does not employ any staff. Secretariat services are provided by Department for Education and Skills staff and one LEA adviser. (b) The IRU's running costs for the 2003-04 financial year were £348,967. (c) We keep the IRU under review, in accordance with Government guidelines, to ensure that its functions are still required and that the IRU still provides the most effective means of carrying out those functions.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

203745; 428 c1704-6W;428 c1702-4W

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Public bodies Staff Department for Education and Skills Adult Learning Inspectorate National College for School Leadership Operating costs Sector Skills Development Agency Implementation Review Unit Union Learning Fund

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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