§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what has been the expenditure per pupil in secondary schools and in primary schools on 241W books since 1980 expressed in cash terms and in 1980 cost terms; and what has been the expenditur per pupil on equipment since 1980 in cash terms and 1980 cost terms.
Per pupil expenditure Books Equipment Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Cash £
Cost £
Cash £
Cost £
Cash £
Cost £
Cash £
Cost £
1979–80 4.4 4.5 8.0 8.0 9.5 9.5 19.0 19.0 1980–81 5.5 4.5 8.0 7.0 10.5 9.0 21.0 18.0 1981–82 6.0 4.5 8.5 6.5 12.0 9.5 23.5 18.0 1982–83 7.0 5.0 10.0 7.0 14.0 10.0 26.5 19.0 The expenditure in cost terms has been calculated using the GDP deflator.