HC Deb 09 February 1981 vol 998 cc289-90W
Mr. Hordern

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish the cost of wages and salaries of all those employed in the education services as at 31 December 1980, or at the latest convenient date, and at the same date in each of the previous five years; and if he will estimate their cost in 1981.

£s November 1980 prices
Allocations Contributions
Est. decrease Est. decrease
Authority 1980–81 1981–82 [(a)—(b)] 1980–81 1981–82 [(d)—(e)]
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)
Barking* 16,150,936 14,763,187 1,387,749 1,567,640 1,426,866 140,774
Barnet* 14,988,576 13,596,391 1,392,185 2,399,422 2,186,240 213,182
Kingston 10,298,433 9,372,032 926,401 1,299,777 1,181,918 117,859
ILEA 64,921,390 49,859,470 15,061,920 46,512,248 41,980,113 4,532,135
Birmingham 11,147,038 9,885,143 1,261,895 10,949,035 9,977,511 971,524
Coventry 10,288,018 9,844,490 443,528 3,216,004 2,934,074 281,930
Wolverhamptom 10,139,856 9,482,035 657,821 2,897,094 2,640,983 256,111
Liverpool 15,522,631 15,886,920 –364,289 5,404,960 4,927,227 477,733
Manchester 23,017,172 20,272,413 2,744,759 5,105,808 4,647,804 458,004
Sheffield 15,108,520 13,313,398 1,795,122 5,249,315 4,786,654 462,661
Kirklees 8,972,679 8,366,876 605,803 3,417,647 3,123,702 293,945
Leeds 11,563,020 10,856,742 706,278 6,913,983 6,306,550 607,433
Newcastle 11,963,868 11,777,771 186,097 2,776,553 2,528,171 248,382
Sunderland 8,745,867 7,573,990 1,171,877 2,762,684 2,525,732 236,952
Avon 13,710,120 13,052,585 657,535 8,075,285 7,364,072 711,213
Cleveland 6,516,929 5,960,530 556,399 6,320,702 5,766,154 554,548
Devon 9,907,333 9,554,008 343,325 7,506,264 6,850,264 656,000
East Sussex 12,733,037 11,114,238 1,618,799 4,892,451 4,461,142 431,309
Hampshire 16,244,937 14,553,846 1,691,091 13,545,268 12,355,517 1,189,751
Hertfordshire 11,047,820 10,464,697 583,123 9,887,231 9,009,943 877,288
Lancashire 12,677,988 11,900,954 777,034 12,201,194 11,146,320 1,054,874
Leicestershire 12,791,797 12,277,862 513,935 8,095,793 7,386,751 709,042
Nottinghamshire 12,787,742 12,420,245 367,497 9,682,966 8,835,533 847,433
Oxfordshire 6,494,580 6,817,793 –323,213 4,843,149 4,413,699 429,450
Staffordshire 8,757,744 8,714,116 43,628 9,506,389 8,680,128 826,261

Dr. Boyson

The figures for the maintained sector in England and Wales, universities in Great Britain, the Department of Education and Science, including the Inspectorate, the Welsh Office Education Department and the University Grants Committee are as follows:

Financial Years £ million at 1981 survey prices
1975–76 7,550
1976–77 7,800
1977–78 7,820
1978–79 8,040
1979–80 8,150
1980–81 8,000
(estimated)