HC Deb 23 June 1927 vol 207 cc2068-71W
Mr. HARRIS

asked the President of the Board of Education (1) what was the total estimated expenditure of the Board of Education on elementary and higher education, respectively, during each of the five years to the period ending 31st March, 1927; and what was the actual expenditure under the two headings in each of the five years during the same period:

TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE of the Board of Education on Grants for Elementary and Higher Education, respectively, in each of the five years ending 31st March, 1927.
Year ended 31st March. Elementary Education. Higher Education.
£ £
1923 … … … … 35,068,343 8,204,847
1924 … … … … 33,069,100 7,477,810
1925 … … … … 32,563,584 7,146,230
1926 … … … … 31,308,850 7,211,896
1927 … … … … 32,333,908 6,737,945

ACTUAL EXPENDITURE of the Board of Education on Grants for Elementary and Higher Education, respectively, in each of the five years ending 31st March, 1927.
Year ended 31st March. Elementary Education. Higher Education.
£ £
1923 … … … … 32,685,500 7,173,436
1924 … … … … 32,283,272 6,671,162
1925 … … … … 31,775,074 6,931,595
1926 … … … … 31,509,605 7,179,958
1927 … … … … 32,455,910 7,051,578
The figures for 1927 are subject to adjustment.

TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE by Local Education Authorities on Elementary and Higher Education, respectively, for each of the 5 years ending 31st March, 1927.
Year ending 31st March. — Elementary Education. Higher Education.
£ £
1923 … Local Education Authorities' Forecasts, November, 1921 64,924,056 13,913,781
Local Education Authorities' Estimates, April, 1922 61,800,177 12,927,916
1924 … Local Education Authorities' Forecasts, November, 1922 62,144,250 12,696,995
Local Education Authorities' Estimates, April, 1923 58,720,896 11,868,816
1925 … Local Education Authorities' Forecasts', November, 1923 59,507,598 12,076,617
Local Education Authorities' Estimates, April, 1924 58,781,862 11,950,547
1926 … Local Education Authorities' Forecasts, November, 1924 60,058,749 12,623,617
Local Education Authorities' Estimates, April, 1925 59,696,452 12,526,508
1927 … Local Education Authorities' Forecast, November, 1925 60,284,797 13,088,629
Local Education Authorities' Forecasts (as revised February, 1926). 59,212,382 12,723,649

(2) what was the total estimated expenditure by local education authorities on elementary and higher education, respectively, for each of the five years ending 31st March, 1927; and what was the actual expenditure of the local education authorities under the two headings in each year during the same period?

Lord E. PERCY

The information asked for is as follows:

TOTAL ACTUAL EXPENDITURE by Local Education Authorities on Elementary and Higher Education, respectively, for each of the Five Years ending 31st March, 1927.
Year ending 31st March, Elementary Education. Higher Education.
£ £
1923 … … … … 58,423,608 11,654,825
1924 … … … … 56,736,188 10,866,348
1925 … … … … 57,529,170 11,414,065
1926 … … … … 58,374,918 12,034,820
1927 … … … … Information not yet available.
NOTES.— (1) The figures of the Board's grants given above are the amounts expended in the year referred to.
(2) In calculating a combined total of expenditure from the Exchequer and from the rates, it is necessary to exclude from the expenditure of the Local Authorities the amount of the grants which they receive from the Exchequer, as otherwise those grants would be counted twice over.
(3) Exchequer grants for education other than those paid by the Board are indicated on page 22 of the Memorandum on the Board's Estimates (Cmd. 2885).