HC Deb 24 March 2004 vol 419 cc890-2W
Mr. Hoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding has been spent on education in Chorley in each of the last seven years. [161557]

Mr. Miliband

The information requested is submitted to the Department according to local education authority areas rather than districts within an area. Chorley is a district of Lancashire local education authority. The information for Lancashire LEA is as follows:

Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding has been spent on education in Buckinghamshire in each of the last seven years. [161577]

Net current expenditure
£
Pre-primary Education Primary Education Pre-Primary and primary Education Secondary Education Special schools School spend Total spend
1995–96 n/a n/a 108,607,000 72,799,000 21,307,000 202,713,000 249,923,000
1996–97 n/a n/a 112,070,000 73,504,000 22,543,000 208,117,000 254,977,000
1997–98 n/a n/a 74,879,000 59,002,000 16,905,000 150,786,000 183,122,000
1998–99 n/a n/a 77,251,000 62,331,000 17,502,000 157,084,000 187,327,000
1999–2000 2,961,537 81,370,766 84,332,303 86,700,327 14,676,470 185,709,100 209,350,972
2000–01 3,340,949 88,619,682 91,960,631 100,166,066 20,763,485 212,890,182 222,923,306
2001–02 4,597,617 95,433,818 100,031,435 111,692,694 26,257,833 237,981,962 245,130,302

Note

1. The financial data are taken from Buckinghamshire LEA's Section 52 Outturn Statement submitted to the DfES from 1999–2000 onwards and the ODPM's RO1 statement previously.

2. Net current expenditure (NCE) includes expenditure within schools and also that incurred centrally by the LEAs.

3. Expenditure was not distinguished between pre-primary and primary sectors until the inception of the Section 52 outturn statement in 1999–2000.

4. School spend includes net current expenditure on pre-primary education, primary education, secondary education and special schools.

5. Total spend includes school spend plus net current expenditure on education out of school, continuing education and management and support.

6. 1995–96 and 1996–97 figures are for Buckinghamshire LEA prior to local government re-organisation. From 1997–98 onwards part of Buckinghamshire LEA moved into Milton Keynes LEA.

7. 1999–2000 figures reflect the return of GM schools to local authority maintenance.

Mrs. Dean

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding was spent per pupil in Staffordshire in each of the last seven years. [161842]

Mr. Miliband

The information requested is contained in the following table:

Net current expenditure per pupil
Pre-primary education Primary education Pre-Primary and primary education Secondary education Special schools
1995–96 n/a n/a 1,603 2,198 9,305
1996–97 n/a n/a 1,664 2,286 9,634
1997–98 n/a n/a 1,653 2,291 9,809
1998–99 n/a n/a 1,800 2,383 10,142
1999–2000 6,119 1,972 1,998 2,562 11,409
2000–01 9,331 2,198 2,243 2,783 12,428
2001–02 16,734 2,424 2,509 3,079 14,245

Notes

1. The financial data are taken from Staffordshire LEA's Section 52 Outturn Statement submitted to the DfES from 1999–2000 onwards and the ODPM's RO1 statement previously.

2. Pupil data are drawn from the Annual Schools Census adjusted to be on a financial year basis.

3. Net current expenditure (NCE) includes expenditure within schools and also that incurred centrally by the LEAs.

4. Expenditure was not distinguished between pre-primary and primary sectors until the inception of the Section 52 outturn statement in 1999–2000.

5. The NCE per pupil figures for pre-primary and primary relate the net current expenditure (after recharges) in the pre-primary sector and maintained primary schools to the total number of financial year pupils who are educated in the maintained nursery and primary schools sector.

6. The NCE per pupil figures for secondary relate the net current expenditure (after recharges) in maintained secondary schools to the total number of financial year pupils who are educated in the maintained secondary schools sector.

Mr. Miliband

The information requested is contained in the following table:

7. The NCE per pupil figures for special schools relate the net current expenditure (after recharges) in maintained special schools to the total number of financial year pupils who are educated in the maintained special schools sector.

8. 1995–96 and 1996–97 figures are for Staffordshire LEA prior to local government reorganisation. From 1997–98 onwards part of Staffordshire LEA became Stoke-on Trent LEA.

9. 1999–2000 figures reflect the return of GM schools to local authority maintenance.