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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1128398/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The following table provides the full-time equivalent (FTE) number of teaching assistants in service in state funded schools in England, in each year since November 2010. This information can be found in the School Workforce Census, available at: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2017\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2017<\/a>.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>FTE teaching assistants<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>213,900<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>219,800<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>232,300<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>243,700<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>255,100<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>263,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>265,600<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>262,800<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of teaching assistants in schools; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1093505/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The following table provides the full-time equivalent number of teaching assistants in state funded in England, North East region and Easington constituency in November each year from 2013 to 2017.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>England<\/p><\/td><td><p>North East<\/p><\/td><td><p>Easington<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013[1]<\/p><\/td><td><p>243,733<\/p><\/td><td><p>11,006<\/p><\/td><td><p>347<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014[2]<\/p><\/td><td><p>255,088<\/p><\/td><td><p>12,053<\/p><\/td><td><p>403<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015[3]<\/p><\/td><td><p>262,950<\/p><\/td><td><p>12,534<\/p><\/td><td><p>395<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016[4]<\/p><\/td><td><p>265,616<\/p><\/td><td><p>12,698<\/p><\/td><td><p>383<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017[5]<\/p><\/td><td><p>262,820<\/p><\/td><td><p>12,532<\/p><\/td><td><p>379<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Source: School Workforce Census<\/p><p> <\/p><p>[1] 2013 figures for the North East region exclude 4 out of 1,552 schools that did not provide a return for teaching assistant numbers.<\/p><p>[2] 2014 figures for the North East region exclude 5 out of 1,543 schools that did not provide a return for teaching assistant numbers.<\/p><p>[3] 2015 figures for the North East region exclude 8 out of 1,532 schools that did not provide a return for teaching assistant numbers.<\/p><p>[4] 2016 figures for the North East region exclude 3 out of 1,530 schools that did not provide a return for teaching assistant numbers.<\/p><p>[5] 2017 figures for the North East region exclude 5 out of 1,519 schools that did not provide a return for teaching assistant numbers.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teaching assistants have been employed in schools in (a) England, (b) North East and (c) Easington constituency  in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3973", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Grahame Morris"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1020423/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The following table provides the full-time equivalent (FTE) number of teaching assistants and other support staff in service in state funded schools in Gloucestershire local authority and England, as at November 2017.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"3\"><p><strong>Number of teaching assistants and other support staff in service in state funded schools in Gloucestershire local authority and England, as at November 201<\/strong>7<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>FTE Teaching Assistants[1]<\/p><\/td><td><p>FTE Other Support Staff<sup>1<\/sup><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire[2]<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,490<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,370<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>England<\/p><\/td><td><p>262,820<\/p><\/td><td><p>145,270<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><em>Source: School Workforce Census<\/em><\/p><p> <\/p><p>The School Workforce Census does not ask for information on the nationality of school employees. Salary levels for teaching assistants and other support staff are determined locally.<\/p><p>The department publishes information on income and expenditure by schools on the Schools Financial Benchmarking website: <a href=\"https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk\" target=\"_blank\">https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk<\/a>.<\/p><p>This includes a category for expenditure on Education support staff, including teaching assistants, childcare staff, foreign language assistants, librarians and other support staff.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>[1] Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.<\/p><p>[2] Figures for Gloucestershire exclude 6 out of 304 schools that did not provide a return for teaching assistants or support staff.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of teaching assistants in (a) Gloucestershire and (b) England; how much his Department has spent on those teaching staff; and what information his Department holds on the nationality of those teaching staff.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/253", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/532450/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Statistics showing the number of teaching assistants in service in state funded schools in England in each year since 2010 are available from Table 1 in the statistical first release \u2018School Workforce in England, November 2015\u2019 available at the following link: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2015\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2015<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1591", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Tim Farron"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/381155/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The latest available figures on the number of full-time equivalent teaching assistants in state-funded schools are from November 2013 and are published online at:<\/p><p> <\/p><p><a href=\"http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2013\" target=\"_blank\">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2013<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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