§ Mrs. Bridget PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how much was spent by each local education authority in London on books in 1993 prices in(a) 1979–80, (b) 1984–85, (c) 1989–90 and (d) 1992–93.
§ Mr. Robin SquireInformation on total expenditure on books and equipment by each local education authority in London is given in the following table. The table shows combined figures for books and equipment because not all authorities' returns identify spending on books separately.
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LEA 1979–80 (£000) 1984–85 (£000) 1989–90 (£000) 1992–93 (£000) Sutton 1,683 1,482 1,927 1,801 Waltham Forest 3,241 2,916 2,835 3,015 1 Indicates a provisional figure for 1992–93. 2"n/a" indicates return not received from the LEA.