HC Deb 03 November 1983 vol 47 cc442-3W
Mr. Farr

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list for each of the last 10 years the total school population for England and Wales and the same figures for each year for the Leicestershire authority.

Mr. Dunn

The total populations in maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools and centres for teaching English as a second language in England and in Leicestershire for each of the past 10 years are:

expenditure controls were introduced by the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980. The figures are as follows:

Education Prescribed Expenditure £ million (cash)
England Leicestershire
1981–82 354.7 9.2
1982–83 292.4 6.4
1983–84 294.7 5.2

The allocations made for Wales are the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales. The figures above exclude capital expenditure at voluntary schools which attracts grant from the holder of my office.

I will write to my hon. Friend about earlier years' allocations.

Mr. Peter Bruinvels

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give for each local education authority the 1984–85 allocation for education building.

Sir Keith Joseph

Capital expenditure allocations for education in 1984–85 have yet to be determined. Allocations are normally announced in December.