HC Deb 16 March 1978 vol 946 cc299-300W
Mr. Clemitson

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the expenditure on education, expressed in per capita terms, of numbers employed in the education service in each of the past five years for which figures are available.

Mr. Oakes

Following is the information related to expenditure by local education authorities and by universities. Comparable information related to other educational establishments is not readily available.

RECURRENT EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURE EXPRESSED PER HEAD OF THE NUMBERS EMPLOYED
Financial year Local Authorities* (England and Wales) Universitiesl (Great Britain)
£ outturn £ outturn
1972–73 2,890 7,357
1973–74 3,749 8,047
1974–75 4,872 9,341
1975–76 5,289 11,356
1976–77 6,204 12,660
* Per head of full time equivalent of all staff employed by local education authorities.
† Per head of academic and related staff only: excludes ancillary staff for which figures are not available.