§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the average cost of a place in(a) primary education, (b) secondary education, excluding sixth forms, (c) sixth forms and (d) further education.
§ Mr. EggarThe latest available information is for financial year 1988–89. Net institutional expenditure per pupil in nursery and primary schools, for which separate figures are not collected centrally, was some £1,100. For secondary schools, for which figures for sixth form and other pupils are not collected separately, it was some £1,690. Net institutional expenditure per student in local education authority maintained establishments of further education, excluding polytechnics, was some £2,860.