§ Dr. SpinkTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the average cost per local education authority school in Essex for administration in the last year for which statistics are available. [17840]
§ Mr. Robin SquireFor the financial year 1995–96, the Essex local education authority's planned expenditure on management and administration amounts to £9,925 per school. This figure relates to all county, voluntary and special schools maintained by the authority and is derived from the budget statement published by the authority under section 42 of the Education Reform Act 1988.