§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list, for each year from 1978–79 to date, all education grants paid to Manchester city council.
§ Sir Keith JosephThe only grant paid by the Department to the Manchester city council is specific grant to cover 90 per cent. of the authority's spending on mandatory awards to students. The amounts of such grant for each academic year from 1978–79 to date are:
414WThese figures exclude various items of expenditure, including the financing costs of capital expenditure, pupil support, and meals and milk. If these items were included, the figures for 1981–82 would be of the order of £750 and £1,070 for pupils in primary and secondary schools respectively.