HC Deb 09 February 1981 vol 998 cc292-3W
Mr. Penhaligon

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list for the last 10 years the cost of educating a child in (a) primary school and (b) secondary school for the county of Cornwall and the Inner London Educaion Authority, stating for each year and case the pupil/teacher ratio.

Dr. Boyson

The figures are as follows:

Mr. Richard Wainwright

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the amount of money spent per child by education authorities in West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester during the years 1978, 1979 and 1980.

Dr. Boyson

Figures for the financial year 1980–81 are not yet available. Those for 1978–79 and 1979–80 are as follows:

Local authority net recurrent expenditure* on primary and secondary education expressed per pupil in maintained primary and secondary schools
Financial Years £ at November 1980 prices
1978–79 1979–80
Greater Manchester:
Bolton 607 605
Bury 667 694
Manchester 772 826
Oldham 619 646
Rochdale 681 695
Salford 622 655
Stockport 620 631
Tameside 642 658
Trafford 694 689
Wigan 610 636
West Yorkshire:
Bradford 688 689
Calderdale 658 658
Kirklees 606 617
Leeds 626 643
Wakefield 635 634
* Excluding loan charges and contribution to capital expenditure.