§ Mr. Ancramasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the average cost of providing an education (a) in a state-maintained day school, (b) in a state-maintained boarding school, (c) in day special school, (d) in a boarding special school and (e) through home tuition (i) in the case of a handicapped child, such as a child with spina bifida and (ii) in the case of a non-handicapped child.
§ Dr. BoysonThe information available does not permit a complete answer, but the "Education Statistics: Estimates 1981–82" published by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, a copy of which is in the Library, include the following estimates of local authorities' expenditure per pupil in England and Wales in 1981–82—at November 1980 prices:
Unit costs (net) excluding board £ Boarding unit costs(gross) £ Primary schools 579 n.a. Secondary schools 823 1,508 Special schools 2,514 2,874