§ Mr. Michael Spicerasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of total local government expenditure is currently spent on education.
§ Mr. Mark CarlisleIn 1978–79, the latest year for which outturn information was available, some 50 per cent of current expenditure by local authorities in England and Wales was spent on education (including school meals and milk). No estimate is yet available for the outturn of local authority expenditure in 1979–80.
§ Mr. Michael Spicerasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of expenditure on education is spent on the salaries of teachers.
§ Mr. Mark CarlisleIn 1978–79, the latest year for which outturn information was available, 57 per cent. of relevant expenditure by local authorities in England and Wales on education—excluding school meals and milk—was accounted for by the salaries of teachers in schools and further education. No estimate is yet available for the outturn of local authority expenditure in 1979–80.
§ Mr. Michael Spicerasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of the salaries of teachers is paid for from the rates.
§ Mr. Mark CarlisleThe 1980–81 rate support grant settlement—as that for 1979–80—provided for Exchequer grant to be paid on total relevant expenditure by local authorities in England and Wales—including expenditure on teachers' salaries—at the rate of 61 per cent. The remaining 39 per cent. falls to be met from the rates and local sources of income.