§ Mr. Radiceasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what has been the total expenditure by local education authorities on adult education in each of the years 1973 to 1983; and what proportion this forms of their total educational expenditure.
§ Sir Keith JosephTotal net expenditure on adult education by local education authorities in England during the period 1972–73 to 1982–83 and that expenditure as a proportion of their total net education expenditure was as follows:
Financial Year Net Expenditure on Adult Education AE expenditure as a percentage of total net expenditure (1) (2) £ million (cash) Per cent. 1972–73 15.2 0.62 1973–74 16.8 0.59 1974–75 24.6 0.63 1975–76 34.0 0.68 1976–77 35.4 0.63 1977–78 35.0 0.57 1978–79 44.4 0.65 1979–80 52.4 0.67 1980–81 60.2 0.64 1981–82 69.3 0.67 1982–83 79.4 0.73 The figures in column (1) do not include expenditure on adult and continued education provided in polytechnics or other maintained further education establishments since such expenditure is not separately identifiable in the expenditure returns submitted by authorities.
§ Mr. Radiceasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give the figures of his Department's expenditure on adult education in the years 1973 to 1983 and the proportion this forms of his Department's total expenditure.
§ Sir Keith JosephThe information for the financial years 1977–78 to 1983–84 is as follows:
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Adult education expenditure* Percentage of total Vote expenditure £000's 1977–78 5,200 0.36 1978–79 5,100 0.33 1979–80 7,300 0.39 1980–81 8,400 0.37 1981–82 10,199 0.41 1982–83 10,911 0.41 1983–84† 12,473 0.45 Footnotes: * Includes trade union studies but excludes expenditure on PICKUP † Provisional figures For 1973–74 to 1976–77 expenditure on adult education cannot be readily identified. The information is, however, in preparation and I will write to the hon. Member.