Education Funding (Brighton and Hove)

HC Deb 09 June 2004 vol 422 cc462-3W

Mr. Lepper

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the funding per pupil was in the Brighton and Hove Local Education Authority in each year since 1997–98. [176575]

Mr. Miliband

The tables as follows show total funding per pupil in Brighton and Hove since 1997–98.

Funding per pupil aged 3–19 Real terms at 2002–03 prices Brighton and Hove
			£
	Grants1	EFS/SSA2	Total funding
1997–98	120	2,860	2,980
1998–99	70	2,950	3,020
1999–00	160	2,980	3,140
2000–01	350	3,030	3,390
2001–02	440	3,100	3,530
2002–03	580	3,030	3,610
2003–04	530	3,140	3,670
2004–05	1—	3,250	1—
1Not available

There have been changes to the structure of Education Formula Spending (EPS) and Standard Spending Assessments (SSA) which make them incomparable over time—for example several large transfers from SSA/EFS to grant funding. Only total funding per pupil (including SSA/EFS and grants) is comparable between years. The pensions transfers to EFS and LSC in 2003–04 and 2004–05 are excluded from EFS and total funding figures to enable comparison between years.