HC Deb 20 December 1983 vol 51 cc105-6W
31. Mr. Spearing

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the current annual median cost per secondary school pupil among education authorities in England and for the inner London education authority, respectively.

Mr. Dunn

In 1981–82, the latest year for which full information is available, the median of net recurrent expenditure per secondary pupil by English local education authorities was £871; this compares with expenditure of £1,474 per secondary pupil by the inner London education authority.