§ Mr. Morleyasked the Minister of Education the average cost per head per annum of the education of pupils in primary and secondary schools, respectively, on the basis of the estimates for 1953–54.
§ Miss HorsbrughAbout £32 and £59, respectively, on the basis of the revised estimates of authorities for the financial year 1953–54.
§ Mr. Morleyasked the Minister of Education the average cost, per child, in residential special schools maintained by local education authorities; and what is the average cost to a local education authority to maintain a child in a residential special school maintained by a voluntary organisation.
§ Miss HorsbrughFor 1951–52, the latest period for which information is available, the average annual cost per child in residential special schools maintained by local authorities was £289. The average cost to local education authorities for children in residential special schools maintained by voluntary organisations was £240 in the same period.