§ Mr. Silvesterasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish in the Official Report the cost per pupil of primary and secondary education in the city of Manchester; and how the costs in Manchester compare with costs in Wigan and other metropolitan districts with approximately equal staff-pupil ratios.
§ Dr. BoysonThe cost per pupil in 1980–81 in schools in Manchester, Wigan and other metropolitan districts with similar pupil-teacher ratios was as follows:
Outturn prices Primary Secondary Unit cost PTR Unit cost PTR £ £ Manchester 659 22.4 958 15.0 Wigan 521 21.8 782 15.5 Coventry 580 22.1 799 16.4 Walsall 574 21.6 824 15.1 Knowsley 555 22.7 852 16.0 Bury 530 23.1 771 16.1 Salford 548 21.5 806 15.1 Rochdale 533 23.2 835 15.4