§ Mr. CallaghanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the average cost of an(a) assisted place and (b) a place in the state secondary sector in (a) 1992, (b) 1993, (c) 1994 and (d) 1995. [13164]
§ Mrs. GillanThe information requested is given in the following table for England. Data for the current year 1995–96 are not yet complete. The available figures are not directly comparable: those for maintained places exclude capital and certain other costs which may be subsumed in the assisted place figures.
Average cost of maintained secondary place1£ Average cost of assisted place2 Year 3 £ age 11–15 £ post-16 £ 1992–93 3,405 2,724 4,358 1993–94 3,544 2,775 3,864 1994–95 3,688 2,741 3,761 1 includes remission of annual tuition fees and incidental expenses e.g. uniform and travel grants and meals. 2 figures represent the recurrent national average education Standard Spending Assessment (SSA) per pupil. 3 figures relate to academic years for assisted places and financial years for maintained secondary school places.