House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 18 Nov 2004 (pt 125)

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Science Courses

Dr. Iddon: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will make a statement on the changes in the numbers of students taking up science courses at (a) university and (b) A level in the last 10 years; and what steps the Government are taking to increase the number of students studying science. [198931]

Dr. Howells: The Government's "Science and Innovation Investment Framework 2004–2014", published in July sets out very clearly the challenge we face in securing an increase in the number of students

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taking A levels and enrolling on undergraduate science courses. The Framework builds on and takes forward progress made in response to earlier reviews of this subject, most notably the review carried out by Sir Gareth Roberts in 2002 and published as "SET for Success". Compared with 10 years ago, the proportion of A level and undergraduate students taking science courses has decreased (5.8 per cent. between 1994 and 2004 for A level entries in England; 6.7 per cent. between 1992 and 2002 for undergraduates enrolled in higher education institutions in Great Britain). The Framework sets out a raft of measures to ensure that every stage of the education system, from primary schools to universities, can play its part in producing the excellent supply of highly skilled scientists and engineers which we need for the economy.

Scientists in Higher Education

Mr. Denham: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment he has made of the career paths open to scientists in higher education; and what plans he has to improve the career opportunities for scientists in higher education. [195635]

Dr. Howells: The Roberts' Review, SET for Success (2002) investigated in detail the supply of people with science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills including researchers. The Government are implementing the recommendations of this review, which includes: funding transferable skills training for Research Council-supported PhD students and postdoctoral researchers; increasing the minimum PhD stipend to £12,000 by 2005–06; raising the average for postdoctoral salaries by £4,000 between 2002 and 2005; and the development of the academic fellowship scheme, which guarantees permanent employment on successful completion. The recently formed Research Careers Committee, chaired by Sir Gareth Roberts will monitor trends, share and promote good practice and review the Concordat for research staff, originally signed in 1996.

Select Committee Recommendations

Mr. Allen: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many recommendations by parliamentary select committees have been adopted by his Department since June 2001. [197769]

Mr. Stephen Twigg: Select committee reports are given very careful consideration by the Department's Ministers. Since June 2001, several committees of both Houses have made recommendations on matters for which the Department for Education and Skills is responsible. Select committee reports and their responses are a matter of public record.

Sure Start

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will make a statement on future funding of Sure Start. [198346]

Margaret Hodge: Increasing support for young children and families is a key priority for the Government. Sure Start funding was increased in the 2004 Budget and Spending review. The budget will rise by nearly 20 per cent. a year in real terms between 2005 and 2008.

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Detailed plans will be published in a 10-year childcare strategy in December.

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what arrangements are proposed for ring-fencing funding of Sure Start programmes through local authorities. [198347]

Margaret Hodge: As proposed in the "Every Child Matters" Green Paper, the Government are seeking to provide increased autonomy for local planning and decision-making. We are planning to merge the various child care funding streams into one allocation to give flexibility to help local authorities implement our child care agenda. Next year, we want to work with the 21 authorities who are piloting Local Area Agreements to see how a 'money for outcomes' funding system might work best.

Mr. Denis Murphy: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in the Wansbeck constituency registered with Sure Start in each of the last three years. [198692]

Margaret Hodge: There are two Sure Start local programmes whose catchment areas fall within the Wansbeck constituency. The following table shows the number of children registered with these Sure Start local programmes at the end of March in each of the last three years.

Number of children registered with
Sure Start local programmes

2002 655

2003 894

2004 1,712

	Number of children registered with Sure Start local programmes
2002	655
2003	894
2004	1,712

There is one Mini Sure Start Local Programme in Wansbeck constituency, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, which has 197 children under the age of four in its catchment area. The Department does not collect information on the number of children registered at or seen by Mini Sure Starts.

Northumberland local authority has opened 17 neighbourhood nurseries creating 579 new child care places. Of these, five projects delivering 179 new child care places are within the Wansbeck constituency. Neighbourhood nursery monitoring data is collected by local authority. Figures for September 2004 indicate that 819 children are currently registered with neighbourhood nurseries in Northumberland.

Teacher Numbers

Paul Farrelly: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how the number of (a) teachers and (b) teaching assistants has changed in Newcastle-under-Lyme since 1997; [198680]

(2) how many extra (a) nursery teachers, (b) nursery nurses and (c) nursery assistants have been employed in Newcastle-under-Lyme since 1997. [198681]

Mr. Miliband: The available information is provided in the table. Information is not collected on nursery nurses.

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All schools: Full-time equivalent number of staff—Newcastle-under-Lyme parliamentary constituency

Maintained nursery schools⁽¹³⁷⁾ All other maintained schools⁽¹³⁸⁾

January 1997

Teachers 3 617

Teaching Assistants⁽¹³⁹⁾ 8 120

January 2004

Teachers 2 632

Teaching Assistants⁽¹³⁹⁾ 4 186

⁽¹³⁷⁾ The number of nursery schools has reduced from three to two in the period shown.
⁽¹³⁸⁾ Includes maintained primary and secondary schools, pupil referral units and both maintained and non-maintained special schools.
⁽¹³⁹⁾ Includes nursery assistants, special needs support staff, minority ethnic support staff.
Source:
Annual School Census. The census includes teachers normally employed within schools in the survey week. Teachers absent for long periods are excluded, their replacements (provided they are qualified teachers) are included.

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	Maintained nursery schools⁽¹³⁷⁾	All other maintained schools⁽¹³⁸⁾
January 1997
Teachers	3	617
Teaching Assistants⁽¹³⁹⁾	8	120

January 2004
Teachers	2	632
Teaching Assistants⁽¹³⁹⁾	4	186

Teachers (Early Retirement)

Mr. Gill: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teaching staff have taken early retirement in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each unitary authority in each year since 1997; and what the average figures for a local education authority in England were in each year. [198660]

Mr. Miliband: The following tables give the number of full-time and part-time regular teachers in maintained nursery and primary and secondary schools in each unitary local education authority awarded premature retirement benefits under the Teachers' Pensions Scheme in each year from 1997/98 to 2003/04 and the average number of these retirements for all local education authorities in England.
Nursery and primary schools

1997/98 1998/99 1999/2000 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04

Bath and NE Somerset 30 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 10 10 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 10 10

Blackburn and Darwen ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 0 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 10 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 10

Blackpool ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 0 0 10 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 10 10

Bournemouth ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 0 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 10

Bracknell Forest ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 0 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 0 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—

Brighton and Hove ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 10 10 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 10 0

City of Bristol 60 30 20 20 10 10 20

Darlington ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 0 0 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 10 10

Derby ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 0 0 0 0 0 0

East Riding of Yorkshire 40 0 0 0 10 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 10

Halton ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 0 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 10 10 10

Hartlepool 20 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 10

Herefordshire ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 0 0 10 10 10 10

Isle of Wight 10 ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 10

Isles of Scilly ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 0 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 0 0 0 0

City of Kingston-Upon-Hull 40 10 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 10 10 10 20

Leicester ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 0 0 0 0 0 0

Luton ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 10 10 10 ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 10 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—

Medway ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 0 10 10 10 10 10

Middlesbrough 20 10 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 10 10 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—

Milton Keynes ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 10 10 10 10 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 10

North East Lincolnshire 50 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 10 10 10 10

North Lincolnshire 20 0 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 10 10 10 10

North Somerset 20 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 20 10

City of Nottingham ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 0 10 10 10 20 20

City of Peterborough ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 0 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 10 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 10

Plymouth ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 0 0 0 0 0 0

Poole ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 0 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—

Portsmouth ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 10 10 10 10

Reading ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 0 10 10 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 0

Redcar and Cleveland 20 ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 10 10 10 10 10

Rutland ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 0 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 10 ⁽¹⁴¹⁾—

Slough ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 0 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—

South Gloucestershire 30 10 10 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 20 10 10

Southampton ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 20 10 20 10 10 10

Southend-on-Sea ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 0 0 0 0 0 0

Stockton on Tees 20 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 10 10 10

Stoke-on-Trent ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 10 20 10 10 20

Swindon ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 10 10 ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—

Telford and Wrekin ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 0 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 10 10 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 10

Thurrock ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 0 0 10 ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 10 10

Torbay ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 0 ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴¹⁾—

Warrington ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 0 10 10 10 10 10

West Berkshire ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 0 ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 10 ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— ⁽¹⁴¹⁾—

Windsor and Maidenhead ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 0 0 0 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—

Wokingham ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 0 0 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴¹⁾— 10 10

York 10 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 0 ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁰⁾— 10 20

Average for all LEAs 40 10 10 10 10 10 10

⁽¹⁴⁰⁾ Figures of less than 5 except those that are 0. Other figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
⁽¹⁴¹⁾ Not applicable, LEA created 1 April 1998.
Source:
Database or Teachers' Records and Pensioner Statistical System

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Secondary schools

1997/98 1998/99 1999/2000 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04

Bath and NE Somerset 40 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 20

Blackburn and Darwen ⁽¹⁴³⁾— 0 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾—

Blackpool ⁽¹⁴³⁾— 0 0 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾—

Bournemouth ⁽¹⁴³⁾— 10 10 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 10

Bracknell Forest ⁽¹⁴³⁾— 0 0 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 0 ⁽¹⁴²⁾—

Brighton and Hove ⁽¹⁴³⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10

City of Bristol 70 20 50 30 10 40 20

Darlington ⁽¹⁴³⁾— 0 0 0 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10

Derby ⁽¹⁴³⁾— 0 0 0 0 0 0

East Riding of Yorkshire 60 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 0 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 10 20

Halton ⁽¹⁴³⁾— 0 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 ⁽¹⁴²⁾—

Hartlepool 10 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 10 ⁽¹⁴²⁾—

Herefordshire ⁽¹⁴³⁾— 0 0 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 10 10

Isle of Wight 30 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 10 10 10

Isles of Scilly ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 0 0 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 0 0 0

City of Kingston-Upon-Hull 40 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 30 10 10

Leicester ⁽¹⁴³⁾— 0 0 0 0 0 0

Luton ⁽¹⁴³⁾— ⁽¹⁴³⁾— 10 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10

Medway ⁽¹⁴³⁾— 0 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 10 20

Middlesbrough 20 10 10 10 10 10 10

Milton Keynes ⁽¹⁴³⁾— 10 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 10 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10

North East Lincolnshire 40 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 10

North Lincolnshire 30 10 10 10 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 10

North Somerset 40 10 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 10

City of Nottingham ⁽¹⁴³⁾— 0 10 10 20 10 10

City of Peterborough ⁽¹⁴³⁾— 0 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 10 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10

Plymouth ⁽¹⁴³⁾— 0 0 0 0 0 0

Poole ⁽¹⁴³⁾— 10 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 0 10

Portsmouth ⁽¹⁴³⁾— ⁽¹⁴³⁾— ⁽¹⁴³⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾—

Reading ⁽¹⁴³⁾— 0 10 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾—

Redcar and Cleveland 20 10 10 10 10 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10

Rutland ⁽¹⁴³⁾— ⁽¹⁴³⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 0 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 ⁽¹⁴²⁾—

Slough ⁽¹⁴³⁾— 0 10 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾—

South Gloucestershire 30 10 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 20

Southampton ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 10

Southend-on-Sea ⁽¹⁴³⁾— 0 0 0 0 0 0

Stockton on Tees 10 10 ⁽¹⁴³⁾— 10 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 20

Stoke-on-Trent ⁽¹⁴³⁾— ⁽¹⁴³⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 10 10 10

Swindon ⁽¹⁴³⁾— 10 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 20 10 10 10

Telford and Wrekin ⁽¹⁴³⁾— 0 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 10

Thurrock ⁽¹⁴³⁾— 0 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 10

Torbay ⁽¹⁴³⁾— 0 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 10 10

Warrington ⁽¹⁴³⁾— 0 10 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 10 ⁽¹⁴²⁾—

West Berkshire ⁽¹⁴³⁾— 0 10 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10

Windsor and Maidenhead ⁽¹⁴³⁾— 0 0 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾—

Wokingham ⁽¹⁴³⁾— 0 0 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 10

York 20 0 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10 10 ⁽¹⁴²⁾— 10

Average for all LEAs 40 10 10 10 10 10 20

⁽¹⁴²⁾ Figures of less than 5 except those that are 0. Other figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
⁽¹⁴³⁾ Not applicable, LEA created 1 April 1998.
Source:
Database or Teachers' Records and Pensioner Statistical System

	1997/98	1998/99	1999/2000	2000/01	2001/02	2002/03	2003/04
Bath and NE Somerset	30	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	10	10	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	10	10
Blackburn and Darwen	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	0	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	10	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	10
Blackpool	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	0	0	10	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	10	10
Bournemouth	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	0	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	10
Bracknell Forest	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	0	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	0	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—
Brighton and Hove	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	10	10	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	10	0
City of Bristol	60	30	20	20	10	10	20
Darlington	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	0	0	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	10	10
Derby	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	0	0	0	0	0	0
East Riding of Yorkshire	40	0	0	0	10	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	10
Halton	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	0	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	10	10	10
Hartlepool	20	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	10
Herefordshire	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	0	0	10	10	10	10
Isle of Wight	10	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	10
Isles of Scilly	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	0	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	0	0	0	0
City of Kingston-Upon-Hull	40	10	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	10	10	10	20
Leicester	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luton	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	10	10	10	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	10	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—
Medway	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	0	10	10	10	10	10
Middlesbrough	20	10	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	10	10	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—
Milton Keynes	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	10	10	10	10	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	10
North East Lincolnshire	50	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	10	10	10	10
North Lincolnshire	20	0	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	10	10	10	10
North Somerset	20	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	20	10
City of Nottingham	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	0	10	10	10	20	20
City of Peterborough	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	0	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	10	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	10
Plymouth	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	0	0	0	0	0	0
Poole	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	0	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—
Portsmouth	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	10	10	10	10
Reading	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	0	10	10	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	0
Redcar and Cleveland	20	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	10	10	10	10	10
Rutland	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	0	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	10	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—
Slough	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	0	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—
South Gloucestershire	30	10	10	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	20	10	10
Southampton	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	20	10	20	10	10	10
Southend-on-Sea	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stockton on Tees	20	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	10	10	10
Stoke-on-Trent	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	10	20	10	10	20
Swindon	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	10	10	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—
Telford and Wrekin	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	0	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	10	10	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	10
Thurrock	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	0	0	10	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	10	10
Torbay	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	0	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—
Warrington	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	0	10	10	10	10	10
West Berkshire	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	0	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	10	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—
Windsor and Maidenhead	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	0	0	0	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—
Wokingham	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	0	0	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴¹⁾—	10	10
York	10	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	0	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁰⁾—	10	20
Average for all LEAs	40	10	10	10	10	10	10

	1997/98	1998/99	1999/2000	2000/01	2001/02	2002/03	2003/04
Bath and NE Somerset	40	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	20
Blackburn and Darwen	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	0	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—
Blackpool	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	0	0	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—
Bournemouth	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	10	10	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	10
Bracknell Forest	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	0	0	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	0	⁽¹⁴²⁾—
Brighton and Hove	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10
City of Bristol	70	20	50	30	10	40	20
Darlington	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	0	0	0	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10
Derby	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	0	0	0	0	0	0
East Riding of Yorkshire	60	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	0	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	10	20
Halton	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	0	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	⁽¹⁴²⁾—
Hartlepool	10	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	10	⁽¹⁴²⁾—
Herefordshire	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	0	0	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	10	10
Isle of Wight	30	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	10	10	10
Isles of Scilly	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	0	0	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	0	0	0
City of Kingston-Upon-Hull	40	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	30	10	10
Leicester	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luton	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	10	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10
Medway	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	0	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	10	20
Middlesbrough	20	10	10	10	10	10	10
Milton Keynes	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	10	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	10	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10
North East Lincolnshire	40	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	10
North Lincolnshire	30	10	10	10	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	10
North Somerset	40	10	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	10
City of Nottingham	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	0	10	10	20	10	10
City of Peterborough	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	0	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	10	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10
Plymouth	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	0	0	0	0	0	0
Poole	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	10	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	0	10
Portsmouth	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—
Reading	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	0	10	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—
Redcar and Cleveland	20	10	10	10	10	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10
Rutland	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	0	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	⁽¹⁴²⁾—
Slough	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	0	10	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—
South Gloucestershire	30	10	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	20
Southampton	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	10
Southend-on-Sea	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stockton on Tees	10	10	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	10	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	20
Stoke-on-Trent	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	10	10	10
Swindon	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	10	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	20	10	10	10
Telford and Wrekin	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	0	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	10
Thurrock	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	0	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	10
Torbay	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	0	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	10	10
Warrington	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	0	10	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	10	⁽¹⁴²⁾—
West Berkshire	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	0	10	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10
Windsor and Maidenhead	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	0	0	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—
Wokingham	⁽¹⁴³⁾—	0	0	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	10
York	20	0	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10	10	⁽¹⁴²⁾—	10
Average for all LEAs	40	10	10	10	10	10	20

Individual local education authority figures include those teachers who were employed in the authority in March of the preceding financial year who retired prematurely on the grounds of efficiency, redundancy or with actuarially reduced pension benefits. Teachers who retired on ill health grounds are excluded.

Changes in the Teachers' Pensions Scheme regulations that became effective from 1 September 1997 led to many more early retirements than normal in the 1997–98 financial year.

The average number of retirements is based on a total of 132 local education authorities in existence in 1997–98 and 150 for 1998–99 onwards.

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