To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many full-time teachers aged (a) less than 30 years, (h) 30 to 39 years, (c) 40 to 49 years, (d) 50 to 59 years and (e) 60 years and above were employed in maintained further and higher education for each academic year from September 1979 to August 1989, inclusive.

The numbers and age distribution of full-time teachers in establishments of further and higher education maintained by local education authorities in England and Wales are given in the table.

• 1986–87
• Arthur Young-Financial Management
• Deloitte, Haskins and Sells-Audit Management

• 1987–88
• CCTA—Education Information Study
• Coopers and Lybrand—Financial Delegation to schools
• Peat Marwick McClintock—Review of Inspection reports
• Research Services—Undergraduate income and expenditure survey
• Deloitte, Haskins and Sells—Financial Management advice and assistance to the UGC
• Spicer and Pegler—Review of accounting procedures at one of the grant aided bodies

• 1988–89
• Ernst Whinney—Management of HMI travelling and subsistence
• Peat Marwick McClintock—Resource Management
• ITS Ltd—Training review
• Coopers Lybrand—Management framework
• Deloitte, Haskins and Sells—Financial Management of UGC

• 1989–90
• Peat Marwick McClintock—Financial management survey of SERC
• Peat Marwick McClintock—Student loans
• Price Waterhouse—Student loans
• PAS Limited—Parent awareness survey

It is not possible to state the amount paid in respect of each consultancy without breach of commercial confidentiality. The total cost was £23,200 in 1986–87; £255,413 in 1987–88; £153,939 in 1988–89 and £332,502 in 1989–90. The results of these studies where appropriate have been implemented. Details of studies undertaken in previous years could be provided only at disproportionate cost.