§ Mr. PickthallTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list the funding, 309W per pupil, of school children in Lancashire, allocated by Government, for 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97 and 1997–98 for (a) under five-year-olds, (b) five to 11-year-olds and (c) 11 to 16-year-olds. [11227]
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe table sets out the education standard spending assessment per pupil in Lancashire for 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97 and 1997–98 for(a) under five-years-olds (b) five to 10-year-olds and (c) 11 to 16-year-olds.
Education SSAs do not determine the level of school spending. It is up to local authorities to decide how much they spend on schools and other services within the resources at their disposal.
Lancashire Education SSA Per Pupil Under five years£ Five to 10 years £ 11 to 16 years £ 1994–95 267 1,867 2,611 1995–96 277 1,877 2,502 1996–97 300 1,964 2,616 1997–981 2140 2,046 2,689 1 1997–98 figures are provisional. 2 This figure is lower than in previous years because of the SSa deduction for the nursery voucher scheme.