§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give the five education authorities in England which spent the most per secondary pupil in 1988, together with their position in the examination league table.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthData on examination results are not yet available for 1988–89. Nor are some significant data on spending. In 1987–88, the five authorities spending the most per secondary pupil, and their position in an examination ranking based on school leavers with five or more good GCSEs over the past three years, were as follows:
in the exam ranking ILEA 88th Waltham Forest 95th Brent 75th Newham 93rd Croydon 57th