§ Mr. Gregoryasked the Secretary of State for Employment what sums were expended, nationally and by local education authorities, on the schools career service in 1981, 1982 and 1983; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 19 January 1984, c. 277]: The sums expended, nationally and by local education authorities, on the careers service in the financial years 1980–81, 1981–82 and 1982–83 are as follows:
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Careers Service—England Expenditure by local authorities financed from grants from central
Government, rates and balances
£ thousands Local Authority 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 ENGLAND Shires Avon 776 434 531 Bedfordshire 1,055 497 642 Berkshire 1,134 513 768 593W
£ thousands Local Authority 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 Buckinghamshire 378 483 492 Cambridgeshire 489 501 640 Cheshire 809 935 1,038 Cleveland 761 964 1,074 Cornwall 338 399 371 Cumbria 369 338 494 Derbyshire 624 761 863 Devon 793 949 1,096 Dorset 409 486 569 Durham 583 731 834 East Sussex 532 561 617 Essex 924 1,070 1,208 Gloucestershire 378 473 600 Hampshire 1,239 1,440 1,681 Hereford and Worcester 519 673 744 Humberside 853 1,098 1,321 Hertfordshire 822 976 1,078 Isle of Wight 89 111 119 Kent 1,325 1,341 1,201 Lancashire 1,122 1,357 1,593 Leicestershire 442 569 798 Lincolnshire 442 514 554 Norfolk 413 452 551 Northamptonshire 330 418 490 Norhumberland 317 344 377 North Yorkshire 485 586 693 Nottinghamshire 792 975 1,164 Oxfordshire 401 446 493 Shropshire 387 436 532 Somerset 406 496 623 Staffordshire 797 973 1,052 Suffolk 364 412 484 Surrey 890 996 1,117 Warwickshire 461 545 673 West Sussex 329 395 453 Wiltshire 411 495 555 METROPOLITAN DISTRICTS Greater Manchester Bolton 171 212 241 Bury 125 170 220 Manchester 616 812 754 Oldham 177 198 226 Rochdale 170 216 238 Salford 199 250 297 Stockpoit 171 193 198 Tameside 159 188 185 Trafford 209 207 284 Wigan 260 336 381 Merseyside Knowsley 299 360 400 Liverpool 712 815 933 St. Helens 197 241 292 Sefton 303 372 422 Wirral 302 359 435 METROPOLITAN DISTRICTS South Yorkshire Barnsley 231 290 351 Doncaster 391 394 488 Rotherham 280 329 373 Sheffield 677 831 939 Tyne and Wear Gateshead 287 336 403 Newcastle 423 571 595 South Tyneside 213 241 288 North Tyneside 232 284 349 Sunderland 453 526 589 West Midlands Birmingham 1,338 1,595 1,667 Coventry 543 615 771 Dudley 140 173 228 Sandwell 292 363 413
£ thousands Local Authority 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 Solihull 192 257 329 Walsall 274 324 393 Wolverhampton 356 435 508 West Yorkshire Bradford 604 696 867 Calderdale 127 159 192 Kirklees 250 318 373 Leeds 687 808 870 Wakefield 282 305 370 INNER LONDON EDUCATION AUTHORITY 3,876 4,524 5,011 London Boroughs Barking 179 199 217 Barnet 206 239 257 Bexley 141 154 276 Brent 382 492 505 Bromley 194 217 278 Croydon 279 316 350 Ealing 296 373 415 Enfield 183 221 248 Haringey 361 459 431 Harrow 259 295 388 Havering 309 326 390 Hillingdon 229 244 280 Hounslow 224 248 270 Kingston 79 93 115 Merton 131 140 158 Newham 297 308 351 Redbridge 263 246 245 Richmond 129 145 166 Sutton 98 108 131 Waltham Forest 205 237 318 TOTAL 43,426 51,256 58,319 SCOTLAND Borders 96 132 98 Central 248 287 312 Dumfries and Galloway 164 192 233 Fife 451 552 614 Grampian 304 393 435 Highland 209 279 337 Lothian 827 805 1,003 Strathclyde 2,752 3,231 3,675 Tayside 342 424 483 Orkney 12 13 15 Shetland 21 24 28 Western Isles 27 34 41 TOTAL 5,453 6,366 7,274 WALES Clwyd 347 414 469 Dyfed 230 263 293 Gwent 550 638 727 Gwynedd 260 291 320 Mid Glamorgan 691 611 885 Powys 105 123 135 South Glamorgan 270 357 382 West Glamorgan 259 340 354 TOTAL 2,713 3,037 3,565 GRANDTOTAL GREAT BRITAIN 51,592 60,659 69,158