To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total number of people employed in the Department of Education (Northern Ireland) in each of the last 10 years.
The information is as follows:
| Year | Number |
| 1984 | 568 |
| 1985 | 588·5 |
| 1986 | 602 |
| 1987 | 606 |
| 1988 | 615·5 |
| 1989 | 621 |
| 1990 | 638·5 |
| 1991 | 631 |
| 1992 | 622 |
| 1993 | 655 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the annual cost of administering the Department of Education (Northern Ireland) in each of the last three years.
The costs for each of the last three financial years were:
The education authorities in Northern Ireland are the five education and library boards and the total numbers of pupils are as follows:
| Number | |
| Belfast | 66,183 |
| Western | 65,478 |
| Northern-Eastern | 74,328 |
| South-Eastern | 64,300 |
| Southern | 75,030 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time (i) teachers and (ii) other staff were employed in each education and library board area in Northern Ireland in the latest year for which figures are available.
The latest information relates to 1992–93 and is as follows:
| Year | £ million |
| 1990–91 | 12·5 |
| 1991–92 | 13·0 |
| 11992–93 | 14·8 |
| 1 Provisional outturn. | |