HC Deb 23 November 1984 vol 68 c343W
Mr. Tony Banks

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give a comparison of per capita spending on teaching staff, support staff and books and equipment by Norfolk county council with the average per capita spending on those items by non-metropolitan counties.

Mr. Dunn

The average expenditure per pupil on teaching staff, support staff and books and equipment in 1982–83, the latest year for which firm figures are available, are set out in the table. The figures for primary and secondary schools combined are:

Per Pupil Expenditure by LEAs (£'s 1982–83 prices)
Teaching Staff Educational Support Staff Books and Equipment
Norfolk 540 20 26
All Non-Metropolitan
Counties 546 17 27