§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the average hourly cost for adult education charged by local authorities in 1980–81; and how this compares with the figures for each of the last five years at constant prices.
§ Mr. William SheltonAccording to surveys conducted by the National Institute of Adult Education, the average hourly fee charged by local authorities in 1980–81 was 41p. The corresponding figure for each of the two previous years at November 1980 prices was 36p. No details are available for earlier years.
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many people enrolled for adult 321W education courses in each local education authority area in 1980–81; and what are the comparable figures for each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. William SheltonThese figures are readily available from the statistics collected by the Department. However, estimates of these numbers have been published annually since 1977 by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy "Education Statistics—Estimates". Copies of the publication are available in the Library.
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how much was spent on adult education by local education authorities in 1980–81; and how this compares with the figures for each of the last five years at constant prices.
§ Mr. William SheltonNew recurrent expenditure on adult education by local education authorities in England during the period 1975–76 to 1980–81 was in total as follows:
£million Financial Year 1981 Survey Prices 1975–76 63.3 1976–77 57.8 1977–78 54.0 1978–79 63.2 1979–80 66.1 1980–81 53.1