HC Deb 25 October 1983 vol 47 cc64-5W
27. Mr. Squire

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, for the latest available year, what is the breakdown of net education expenditure between (a) nursery and primary, (b) secondary, (c) university and (d) other further continuing and adult education.

Sir Keith Joseph

For the financial year 1981–82, the latest year for which outturn figures are available, the breakdown of current and capital expenditure on education — excluding school transport, school meals and milk and student mandatory awards—was as follows:

Current expenditure £ million Capital expenditure £ million
(a) nursery and primary schools 2,499 300
(b) Secondary Schools 3,306
(c) universities 1,036 119
(d) other further education, adult education and the youth service 1,548 95