HC Deb 03 December 1984 vol 69 cc20-1W
Mr. Wainwright

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give a comparison of per capita spending on teaching staff, support staff and books and equipment by Kirklees local education authority with the average per capita spending on those items by each other metropolitan district council local education authority in England.

Mr. Dunn

The information for 1982–83, the latest year for which firm figures are available, is set out in the table. The combined figures for primary and secondary schools are given.

per pupil expenditure by LEAs (£ 1982–83 prices)
Teaching Staff Educational Support Staff Books and Equipment
£ £ £
Kirklees 535 23 29
Birmingham 541 22 20
Coventry 565 26 31
Dudley 541 9 22
Sandwell 565 32 22
Solihull 532 22 25
Walsall 588 22 37
Wolverhampton 605 41 31
Knowsley 613 17 25
Liverpool 600 26 24
St. Helens 558 19 22
Sefton 565 18 25
Wirral 540 10 26
Bolton 533 22 29
Bury 558 18 30
Manchester 617 38 32
Oldham 516 24 29
Rochdale 593 20 27
Salford 579 17 26
Stockport 537 14 28
Tameside 535 32 27
Trafford 553 13 21
Wigan 584 13 27
Barnsley 549 21 27
Doncaster 567 26 27
Rotherham 535 21 21
Sheffield 602 31 29
Bradford 551 29 22
Calderdale 566 27 24
Leeds 568 21 11
Wakefield 540 28 17
Gateshead 581 19 23
Newcastle upon Tyne 666 44 35

per pupil expenditure by LEAs (£ 1982–83 prices)
Teaching Staff Educational Support Staff Books and Equipment
£ £ £
North Tyneside 609 30 27
South Tyneside 616 25 27
Sunderland 557 29 20