Teachers

Mr. Graham Stuart
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many trained teachers were employed by the East Riding of Yorkshire Education Authority in each of the last 5 years, broken down by subject taught; and if he will make a statement.

Jim Knight
The following table provides the full-time equivalent number of regular qualified teachers in service in the East Riding of Yorkshire local authority for each January from 2000 to 2005, the latest year available. This information is not available broken down by subject taught.

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|                                                                          |Total FTE|
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|2000                                                                      |2,420    |
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|2001                                                                      |2,510    |
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|2002                                                                      |2,530    |
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|2003                                                                      |2,590    |
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|2004                                                                      |2,590    |
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|2005                                                                      |2,630    |
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|Source:Annual survey of teachers in service and teacher vacancies, (618g).|         |
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