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Mr. van Straubenzee
For expenditure per primary and secondary pupil I would refer the hon. Member to Education Statistics 1969–70 published by the Institute of Municipal Treasurers and Accountants and the Society of County Treasurers, a copy of which is available in the Library. With regard to nursery education, the estimated expenditure is as follows:
| Local Education Authority |
Cost per Pupil (£) |
| Counties: |
| Bedfordshire |
195 |
| Berkshire |
162 |
| Buckinghamshire |
160 |
| Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely |
198 |
| Cheshire |
275 |
| Cornwall |
180 |
| Cumberland |
117 |
| Derbyshire |
146 |
| Devon* |
| Dorset* |
| Durham |
216 |
| Essex |
217 |
| Gloucestershire |
181 |
| Hampshire |
170 |
| Herefordshire |
165 |
| Hertfordshire |
146 |
| Huntingdon and Peterborough |
183 |
| Isle of Wight* |
| Isles of Scilly* |
| Kent |
146 |
| Lancashire |
213 |
| Leicestershire* |
| Lincolnshire, Holland* |
| Lincolnshire, Kesteven |
159 |
| Lincolnshire, Lindsey |
159 |
| Norfolk |
153 |
| Northamptonshire |
138 |
| Northumberland* |
| Nottinghamshire |
177 |
| Oxfordshire |
209 |
| Rutland* |
| Shropshire |
298 |
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| Local Education Authority |
Cost per Pupil (£) |
| Somerset |
… |
152 |
| Staffordshire |
… |
186 |
| Suffolk, East* |
| Suffolk, West* |
| Surrey |
… |
190 |
| Sussex, East* |
| Sussex, West |
… |
172 |
| Warwickshire |
… |
167 |
| Westmorland |
… |
246 |
| Wiltshire* |
| Worcestershire |
… |
218 |
| Yorkshire, East Riding |
… |
172 |
| Yorkshire, North Riding |
… |
174 |
| Yorkshire, West Riding |
… |
166 |
| County Boroughs: |
| Barnsley |
… |
132 |
| Barrow-in-Furness |
… |
122 |
| Bath* |
| Birkenhead* |
| Birmingham |
… |
176 |
| Blackburn |
… |
211 |
| Blackpool* |
| Bolton |
… |
126 |
| Bootle* |
| Bournemouth* |
| Bradford |
… |
184 |
| Brighton |
… |
201 |
| Bristol |
… |
158 |
| Burnley |
… |
177 |
| Burton-on-Trent* |
| Bury |
… |
145 |
| Canterbury* |
| Carlisle* |
| Chester |
… |
173 |
| Coventry* |
| Darlington |
… |
189 |
| Derby |
… |
243 |
| Dewsbury |
… |
145 |
| Doncaster* |
| Dudley |
… |
175 |
| Eastbourne* |
| Exeter |
… |
270 |
| Gateshead |
… |
172 |
| Gloucester* |
| Great Yarmouth* |
| Grimsby |
… |
195 |
| Halifax |
… |
163 |
| Hartlepool |
… |
211 |
| Hastings* |
| Huddersfield |
… |
180 |
| Ipswich |
… |
173 |
| Kingston upon Hull |
… |
292 |
| Leeds |
… |
154 |
| Leicester |
… |
147 |
| Lincoln |
… |
146 |
| Liverpool |
… |
197 |
| Luton |
… |
147 |
| Manchester |
… |
144 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne |
… |
196 |
| Northampton |
… |
157 |
| Norwich* |
| Nottingham |
… |
199 |
| Oldham |
… |
142 |
| Oxford |
… |
213 |
| Plymouth* |
| Portsmouth |
… |
163 |
| Preston |
… |
180 |
| Reading |
… |
171 |
| Rochdale |
… |
164 |
82W
| Local Education Authority |
Cost per Pupil (£) |
| Rotherham |
… |
113 |
| St. Helens* |
| Salford |
… |
164 |
| Sheffield |
… |
147 |
| Solihull* |
| Southampton* |
| Southend-on-Sea* |
| Southport |
… |
142 |
| South Shields* |
| Stockport |
… |
176 |
| Stoke-on-Trent |
… |
183 |
| Sunderland |
… |
160 |
| Tees-side |
… |
166 |
| Torbay* |
| Tynemouth |
… |
148 |
| Wakefield* |
| Wallasey |
… |
227 |
| Walsall |
… |
176 |
| Warley |
… |
162 |
| Warrington* |
| West Bromwich* |
| Wigan* |
| Wolverhampton |
… |
166 |
| Worcester* |
| York |
… |
254 |
| Outer London Boroughs: |
| Barking* |
| Barnet |
… |
188 |
| Bexley |
… |
117 |
| Brent |
… |
178 |
| Bromley* |
| Croydon |
… |
198 |
| Ealing |
… |
160 |
| Enfield* |
| Haringey |
… |
163 |
| Harrow |
… |
189 |
| Havering* |
| Hillingdon |
… |
195 |
| Hounslow |
… |
212 |
| Kingston upon Thames |
… |
187 |
| Merton* |
| Newham |
… |
215 |
| Redbridge* |
| Richmond upon Thames |
… |
186 |
| Sutton |
… |
187 |
| Waltham Forest |
… |
152 |
| London |
… |
285 |
| * Not available. |