§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what has been the trend in the past decade in the proportion of total education expenditure devoted to the total costs of teachers.
§ Mr. DunnThe expenditure during the past decade by local education authorities in England on the salaries of teachers in maintained schools as a proportion of their total net expenditure on schools was as follows:
per cent. 1973–74 56.9 1974–75 60.1 1975–76 60.4 1976–77 60.0 1977–78 60.0 1978–79 59.5 1979–80 58.9 1980–81 60.9 1981–82 61.7 1982–83 61.7