§ Mr. Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish in the Official 288W Report a table showing the amount of money spent per child by education authorities in West Yorkshire during the years 1980–81, 1981–82 and 1982–83.
§ Mr. DunnThe information for primary and secondary schools is as follows:
Net Institutional recurrent expenditure per full-time equivalent pupil (cash) Primary and Secondary L.E.A. 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 £ £ £ Bradford 636 719 797 Calderdale 622 710 788 Kirklees 591 683 752 Leeds 616 703 759 Wakefield 632 691 752 Costs are generally higher for older pupils; the figures for individual authorities will be affected by the balance of younger and older pupils in their schools and by the numbers remaining at school after 16.