§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what were the average amounts paid by the parents of fee-paying pupils attending direct-grant schools in each of the last 91W five years; and how these amounts compared with the actual average cost per pupil educated at these schools.
§ Miss BaconThe average amounts paid by parents cannot be readily distinguished from those paid by L.E.A.s without undue expenditure of time. The information below relates to the five latest years for which complete returns have been received from the schools:
Financial Year Average amounts paid by parents and local education authorities Average Cost per pupil £ £ 1962–63 … … 75.7 129.4 1963–64 … … 80.2 136.5 1964–65 … … 83.4 149.1 1965–66 … … 92.4 169.3 1966–67 … … 97.3 175.4