§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much money was spent per pupil attending(a) primary and (b) secondary schools in the Greater London area in each of the last three years. [124750]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe following table sets out spending per pupil in both primary and secondary schools in the Greater London area, from 1996–97 to 1998–99 (provisional), the last three financial years for which figures are available. The figures are based on Net Institutional Expenditure.
£ Pre-primary and primary Secondary 1996–97 2,050 2,760 1997–98 2,080 2,810 1998–991 2,220 2,900 1 Provisional The following table sets out the resources being made available in Greater London for primary and secondary schools, as part of the drive to raise standards. These figures are not comparable with the Net Institutional figures set out above. The special and specific grants total include the money for schools announced in the Budget on 21 March.
£ Cash Real terms 2000–01 prices1 Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Standard spending assessment per pupil 1997–98 2,570 3,350 2,780 3,620 1998–99 2,720 3,510 2,850 3,690 1999–2000 2,870 3,650 2,930 3,730 2000–01 2,980 3,800 2,980 3,800 Special and specific grants per pupil 1997–98 30 30 40 30 1998–99 40 40 40 40 1999–2000 150 130 160 130 2000–01 300 260 300 260 1 Calculated using Treasury GDP deflators published 29 June 2000