§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what is the average cost per secondary school per "day of school attendance" in England and Wales in 1976–77 and 1977–78;
(2) what is the average cost per primary school per "day of school attendance" in England and Wales in 1976–77 and 1977–78.
636Wto 1981–82 for current expenditure on primary and secondary education between 1976–77 and 1981–82, so as to indicate the amount attributable to teachers' salaries and each other category of current expenditure.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonThe forecasts of public expenditure on maintained primary and secondary schools in England and Wales which underlie the expenditure forecasts published in Cmnd. 7049 are broken down as follows:
§ Miss Margaret JacksonSchools are required to meet on at least 400 sessions in each year. Taking this as the equivalent of 200 days, the net average recurrent cost per day was about £350 for each primary school and £2,120 for each secondary school in the financial year 1976–77 at outturn prices. The corresponding figures for 1977–78 are estimated to have been £390 and £2,420. As these are average figures, irrespective of school size, they are of limited practical value.