§ Mr. Lewis Stevensasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statment on the level of expenditure per pupil on school books in 1982–83 compared with expenditure per pupil in 1978–79.
§ Mr. DunnCash expenditure per pupil by local education authorities in England on school books in 1978–79 and 1982–83 was as follows:
Primary Secondary £ cash England Primary and Secondary 1978–79 4.1 7.2 5.5 1982–83 7.0 9.9 8.4 Converted to 1982–83 outturn prices using the Publishers' Association school book index, expenditure per pupil was as follows:
Primary Secondary £ 1982–83 outturn prices England Primary and Secondary 1978–79 6.2 10.8 8.2 1982–83 7.0 9.9 8.4