§ Mr. Wainwrightasked 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. DunnThe 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.
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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