Mr. R. C. Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how much of the reduction in current expenditure on primary education from £1,232.9 million in 1976–77 to £1,158 million in 1979–80, as stated in the White Paper on Public Expenditure, he expects to come from administration, teaching staff and books and equipment, respectively.
§ Mr. MulleyThe expenditure forecasts in the White Paper "Public Expenditure to 1979–80" (Cmnd. 6393) refer to Great Britain as a whole. In England and Wales current expenditure on726W primary education is expected to fall from £1,097 million in 1976–77 to £1,035 million in 1979–80 at 1975 Survey prices. It is not possible to attribute a specific reduction to each of the items mentioned.