To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many (a) teachers and (b) teaching assistants were employed in Warrington (i) in 1997 and (ii) at the last date for which figures are available, broken down into primary and secondary schools. (146260)

[holding answer 28 June 2007]: Warrington local authority was created as a separate local authority with responsibilities for education on 1 April 1998. Prior to this date figures for Warrington were included with those for the former Cheshire local authority area and are not available separately.

The following table provides the full-time equivalent number of regular teachers and teaching assistants employed in local authority maintained nursery/primary and secondary schools in Warrington local authority area in January 1999 and 2006.