§ Mr. HaywardTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the spending per pupil for each local education authority in England and Wales for the latest available financial year.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthThe latest information for local education authorities in England is for 1987–88 and is given in the table. Figures for Wales are the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
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Net institutional expenditure1 per pupil2 Cash Terms Local Education Authority Primary £ Secondary £ Barking 1,155 1,745 Barnet 1,195 1,7675 Bexley 1,030 1,530 Brent 1,305 2,195 Bromley 1,070 1,645 Croydon 1,040 1,825 Ealing n/a n/a Enfield 1,005 1,580 Haringey n/a n/a Harrow 1,070 1,775 Havering 1,005 1,670 Hillingdon 1,075 1,675 Hounslow 1,175 1,675 Kingston-upon-Thames 1,055 1,720 Merton 1,020 1,470 Newham 1,205 1,880 Redbridge 990 1,600 Richmond-upon-Thames 1,075 1,475 Sutton 980 1,420 Waltham Forest 1,235 2,345 ILEA 1,585 2,610 Birmingham 940 1,490 Coventry 990 1,705 Dudley 915 1,570 Sandwell 1,055 1,630 Solihull 925 1,450 Walsall 1,080 1,645 Wolverhampton 1,070 1,575 Knowsley 1,050 1,735 Liverpool 1,105 1,730 St. Helens 965 1,505 Sefton 930 1,460 Wirral 920 1,480 Bolton 890 1,425 Bury 1,045 1,615 Manchester 1,095 1,785 Oldham 1,005 1,395 Rochdale 940 1,650 Salford 985 1,625 Stockport 935 1,500 Tameside 995 1,525 Trafford 965 1,525 Wigan 955 1,675 Barnsley 985 1,470 Doncaster 1,045 1,500 Rotherham 1,050 1,440 Sheffield n/a n/a Bradford 1,060 1,410 Calderdale 950 1,440 Kirklees 985 1,415 Leeds 1,030 1,370 Wakefield 1,070 1,495 Gateshead 1,080 1,560 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1,140 1,725 North Tyneside 1,090 1,660 South Tyneside 1,060 1,585 Sunderland 925 1,505 Isles of Scilly 1,540 2,355 Avon 975 1,435 Bedfordshire 1,030 1,455 Berkshire N/A3 N/A3 Buckinghamshire 970 1,505
Local Education Authority Primary £ Secondary £ Cambridgeshire 910 1,315 Cheshire 900 1,390 Cleveland 970 1,545 Cornwall 900 1,345 Cumbria 1,060 1,510 Derbyshire 990 1,530 Devon 905 1,380 Dorset 950 1,320 Durham 1,050 1,405 East Sussex 930 1,385 Essex 920 1,420 Gloucestershire 935 1,385 Hampshire 950 1,405 Hereford and Worcester 930 1,330 Hertfordshire 975 1,490 Humberside 995 1,460 Isle of Wight 935 1,350 Kent 855 1,290 Lancashire 890 1,450 Leicestershire 960 1,565 Lincolnshire 900 1,280 Norfolk 955 1,385 North Yorkshire 915 1,375 Northamptonshire 885 1,375 Northumberland 945 1,390 Nottinghamshire 1,020 1,540 Oxfordshire 1,035 1,560 Salop 945 1,470 Somerset 900 1,355 Staffordshire 980 1,420 Suffolk 910 1,305 Surrey 905 1,415 Warwickshire 940 1,400 West Sussex 890 1,360 Wiltshire 940 1,350 Notes: 1 Net Institutional Expenditure includes the cost of salaries and wages, premises and certain supplies and services. It does not include the cost of school meals, central administration and inspection, debt charges or revenue contributions to capital outlay. 2 The figures are based on LEA expenditure returns to DOE and pupil number returns to DES. 3 N/A denotes that an expenditure return has not been received from 4 LEAs.