§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average annual standard spending assessment is for each(a) primary school and (b) secondary school pupil in England; what the comparable figures for pupils in Somerset are for the latest available year; what her estimate is of the additional expenditure which would be necessary to bring the per pupil SSA in Somerset up to the average for England; and if she will make a statement. [1380]
§ Mr. Timms[holding answer 4 July 2001]The table shows for 2001–02 the education SSA per primary and secondary pupil for England and Somerset.
£ SSA England Somerset Primary per pupil 2,588 2,405 Secondary per pupil 3,313 3,098 These differences amount to £12.6 million in 2001–02. Since 1997–98 Somerset's recurrent funding, including specific and special grants, has been estimated to have increased in real terms (2000–01 prices) by £570 per 5 to 15-year-old pupil. Total funding for pupils aged 5 to 15 in Somerset LEA has been provisionally estimated to amount to £198.4 million in 2001–02.