§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the amount spent in 1982–83 on (a) primary education, (b) secondary education, and (c) full-time further education, per head of the number of students in each category, per head of the working population and per head of the whole population of the United Kingdom, and the overall percentage of total expenditure taken up in administrative costs.
§ Mr. DunnThe provisional figures for England are as follows:
Expenditure by Local Education Authorities in England 1982–83 (Cash)
Primary Education Secondary Education FE £ £ £ Net Expenditure (£ million) 2865 4122 1687 Cost per Full-time equivalent pupil/student 752 1096 2174 Cost per head of the working population 135 194 80 Cost per head of the whole population 61 88 36 These figures include institutional expenditure on administration, which cannot be separately identified. They exclude non-institutional administrative expenditure (including inspection): this is estimated to have totalled approximately £360 million, which represents about 4 per cent. of total expenditure on primary, secondary and further education.
The figures for the rest of the United Kingdom are the responsibility of my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively.