HC Deb 14 November 1989 vol 160 cc233-4W
Mr. Ronnie Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how much money was spent per pupil in Northumberland on(a) special education, (b) primary schools, (c) secondary schools and (d) tertiary education in each year from 1978–79 to the last year for which figures are available.

Mr. Alan Howarth

The available information is given in the table.

Net institutional expenditure1 per pupil2—cash terms Northumberland
Primary £ Secondary £ Special £
1978–79 415 575 n.a.
1979–80 425 580 n.a.
1980–81 530 710 n.a.
1981–82 600 770 n.a.
1982–83 655 845 2,890
1983–84 690 925 3,315
1984–85 720 1,000 3,800
1985–86 755 1,075 4,325

Primary £ Secondary £ Special £
1986–87 840 1,230 4,700
1987–88 945 1,390 5,570

Separate figures are not available for tertiary education which forms part of maintained further education.

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.

2The figures are bases on LEA expenditure returns to DoE and pupil number returns to DES.