HC Deb 03 July 1972 vol 840 cc45-6W
Mr. Gwynoro Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the annual amount of public funds spent on education in Wales in 1965, 1970 and 1971; and what this was per head of population in each case, with the corresponding figure for England.

Mr van Straubenzee

The following table gives the information:

Financial Year 1964–65 1969–70 1970–71
Educational Expenditure in Wales
Total (£ million) 82.4 119.0 132.7
Per head of population (£) 30.8 43.7 48.5
(corresponding figure for England in brackets) (26.4) (40.4) (46.1)