§ Mr. Raffanasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will provide a table showing (a) the current educational expenditure excluding meals and milk in constant 1983–84 cost terms, (b) the pupil numbers in full-time equivalents, (c) the teacher numbers in service in full-time equivalents (d) the pupil-teacher ratio overall, for each year in Clwyd from 1979–80 to the latest available year.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe information is as follows:
Clwyd County Council (a) Education Current Expenditure excluding Meals and Milk (1983–84 real terms)* £ million 1979–80 75.9 1980–81 80.0 1981–82 82.4 1982–83 84.1 1983–84 86.4 Cash deflated to 1983–84 prices using the GDP deflator which measures changes in prices in the economy as a whole.
(b) Pupil and Teacher Numbers (full-time equivalents) and overall Pupil Teacher Ratios (Nursery, Primary and Secondary Schools) Pupils (fte) Teachers in service (fte) PTR overall 1979–80 74,765 3,914 19.1 1980–81 73,474 3,882 18.9 1981–82 71,439 3,787 18.9 1982–83 69,983 3,799 18.4 1983–84 68,881 3,869 17.8