HC Deb 26 March 1993 vol 221 cc736-7W
Mr. Nicholls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment which 10 education authorities have the highest standard spending assessment per pupil; and which 10 education authorities have the lowest standard spending assessment per pupil.

Mr. Robin Squire

The table shows the education standard spending assessment for primary, secondary and post-16 education expressed in pounds per pupil for primary, secondary and pupils aged over 16. These figures exclude provision for under-fives and the other education element for which there are no pupil numbers.

Local authority Education SSA, per pupil £
First 10
Isles of Scilly 3,882
Hackney 3,797
City of London 3,777
Lambeth 3,694
Tower Hamlets 3,662
Hammersmith and Fulham 3,412
Islington 3,411
Westminster 3,369
Kensington and Chelsea 3,350
Camden 3,338
Last 10
Cheshire 2,159
Wakefield 2,157
Derbyshire 2,146
Staffordshire 2,145
Hereford and Worcester 2,144
Solihull 2,140
Wigan 2,102
Dudley 2,098
Stockport 2,070
Bury 2,049