John Stevenson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary school teaching assistants there were in (a) 2000, (b) 2005, (c) 2010 and (d) 2015.
Nick Gibb: The following table provides the full-time equivalent number of teaching assistants in service in state funded nursery and primary schools in January 2000, 2005, 2010 and November 2015.
| January | November | |||
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | |
| Teaching Assistants | 53,400 | 97,900 | 126,300 | 174,500 |
John Stevenson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many secondary school teaching assistants there were in (a) 2000, (b) 2005, (c) 2010 and (d) 2015.
Nick Gibb: The following table provides the full-time equivalent number of teaching assistants in service in state funded secondary schools in January 2000, 2005, 2010 and November 2015.
| January | November | |||
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | |
| Teaching Assistants | 12,500 | 30,000 | 39,900 | 52,300 |