HC Deb 20 July 1998 vol 316 c421W
Mr. Michael J. Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his answer of 7 July 1998,Official Report, column 490, what was the education standard spending assessment for (1) 1992–93, (b) 1993–94, (c) 1994–95, (d) 1995–96, (e) 1996–97, (f) 1997–98 and (g) 1998–99 for Hereford and Worcester local education authorities in (i) cash terms and (ii) 1998–99 prices for the categories (1) primary education, (2) secondary education, (3) post 16 education, (4) under-5 education and (5) other education. [50431]

Mr. Byers

The following tables set out the five education SSA sub-blocks for Hereford and Worcester local education authority for each year since 1992–93 in cash terms and in 1998–99 prices. It is not possible to calculate underlying year-on-year changes, adjusted for all local authority changes of function, at the level of individual SSA sub-blocks.

Hereford and Worcester local education authority
£million cash terms
Year Primary Secondary Post-16 Under-fives Other
1992–93 81.9 94.0 46.7 9.3 10.0
1993–94 82.6 95.7 13.7 9.4 10.2
1994–95 86.0 97.1 13.6 10.6 9.2
1995–96 88.3 96.9 14.1 11.0 9.6
1996–97 94.0 99.7 14.2 11.8 9.3
1997–98 98.3 100.8 15.3 8.2 8.2
1998–99 104.7 105.6 15.5 11.7 7.5

£ million at 1998–99 prices
Year Primary Secondary Post-16 Under-fives Other
1992–93 95.6 109.7 54.5 10.9 11.7
1993–94 93.8 108.6 15.6 10.6 11.6
1994–95 96.1 108.5 15.2 11.8 10.3
1995–96 96.0 105.4 15.3 12.0 10.5
1996–97 99.3 105.4 15.0 12.5 9.8
1997–98 101.1 103.7 15.7 8.4 8.5
1998–99 104.7 105.6 15.5 11.7 7.5

Notes

1. All figures in table 1 are in £ million cash terms

2. All figures in table 2 are in £ million at 1998–99 prices

3. The figures for 1998–99 represent the aggregate totals for Herefordshire and Worcestershire