§ Mr. Sean Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will provide figures showing spending on books alone by each local education authority in England and Wales (a) in terms of their overall allocation and spending per pupil and (b) in cost and real terms using 1979–80 as the base year for each of the last five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Dunn[pursuant to his reply, 26 November 1984, c. 353]: Figures are not readily available to prepare a complete answer in the form requested for the five-year period in question, but within the time available it has been possible to calculate the following data: 483W
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Local education authority expenditure per pupil on the provision of books in primary and secondary schools—England (1982–83 prices) Primary Secondary 1978–79 1980–81 1982–83 1978–79 1980–81 1982–83 Cost terms £
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LEA Barking 5.8 5.4 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.9 9.6 8.9 10.2 10.3 7.7 7.7 Barnet 8.1 7.5 8.6 8.7 9.2 9.2 16.6 15.3 13.8 14.0 13.4 13.4 Bexley 7.3 6.8 5.9 5.9 6.9 6.9 16.9 15.6 13.4 13.6 15.1 15.1 Brent 8.0 7.4 9.4 9.5 7.7 7.7 15.3 14.1 14.8 15.0 11.1 11.1 Bromley 9.6 8.9 7.4 7.5 7.2 7.2 12.8 11.9 10.8 10.9 10.5 10.5 Croydon 7.2 6.6 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.4 14.3 13.2 11.4 11.5 11.0 11.0 Ealing 7.6 7.1 6.8 6.9 6.6 6.6 15.9 14.7 11.1 11.3 11.9 11.9 Enfield 7.6 7.1 5.2 5.2 7.0 7.0 11.5 10.7 8.7 8.8 12.5 12.5 Haringey 10.7 9.9 7.6 7.7 7.1 7.1 12.0 11.1 10.4 10.6 12.4 12.4 Harrow 7.6 7.1 6.2 6.3 6.1 6.1 18.5 17.1 14.6 14.9 11.7 11.7 Havering N/A N/A 1.8 1.8 1.2 1.2 N/A N/A 1.6 1.7 2.3 2.3 Hillingdon 17.9 16.5 16.8 17.0 N/A N/A 35.1 32.4 31.8 32.2 N/A N/A Hounslow 6.7 6.2 6.8 6.9 6.7 6.7 13.2 12.2 11.8 12.0 11.5 11.5 Kingston 2.9 2.7 3.9 3.9 5.7 5.7 8.8 8.1 9.4 9.5 10.0 10.0 Merton 5.5 5.1 5.2 5.2 N/A N/A 9.9 9.2 9.1 9.3 N/A N/A Newham 5.2 4.8 4.9 5.0 4.3 4.3 11.2 10.4 11.2 11.4 11.6 11.6 Redbridge 4.2 3.9 6.9 7.0 9.2 9.2 12.2 11.3 14.9 15.1 14.0 14.0 Richmond 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.4 8.9 8.3 10.9 11.1 8.4 8.4 Sutton 5.5 5.1 10.2 10.3 11.7 11.7 10.7 9.9 9.0 9.2 9.2 9.2 Waltham Forest 7.6 7.1 6.4 6.5 7.9 7.9 14.8 13.7 11.4 11.5 13.0 13.0 Inner London 9.1 8.4 8.8 8.9 9.8 9.8 18.5 17.1 16.9 17.1 17.1 17.1 Birmingham 4.9 4.5 4.0 4.0 4.6 4.6 10.4 9.6 7.9 8.0 8.5 8.5 Coventry 7.3 6.8 6.0 6.1 7.0 7.0 11.5 10.7 8.9 9.0 9.8 9.8 Dudley N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Sandwell N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Solihull 4.9 4.5 3.4 3.4 4.0 4.0 9.3 8.6 6.6 6.7 8.2 8.2 Walsall 2.6 2.4 7.5 7.6 N/A N/A 4.9 4.5 11.7 11.9 N/A N/A Wolverhampton 6.0 5.6 5.9 5.9 6.8 6.8 11.1 10.2 10.3 10.5 11.1 11.1 Knowsley 7.2 6.6 6.0 6.1 4.4 4.4 10.4 9.6 7.6 7.7 6.7 6.7 Liverpool 7.8 7.2 5.2 5.2 7.9 7.9 19.5 18.0 8.0 8.1 11.1 11.1 St. Helens 5.5 5.1 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.3 9.8 9.0 7.5 7.6 6.9 6.9 Sefton 4.6 4.2 4.7 4.8 5.9 5.9 8.1 7.5 8.3 8.4 9.4 9.4 Wirral 4.6 4.2 5.3 5.4 6.4 6.4 9.6 8.9 7.1 7.3 9.5 9.5 Bolton 6.2 5.7 6.0 6.1 7.9 7.9 8.8 8.1 7.6 7.7 9.3 9.3 Bury N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A ./A N/A Manchester 5.2 4.8 5.9 5.9 5.4 5.4 9.6 8.9 10.1 10.2 11.5 11.5 Oldham 1.5 1.4 18.6 18.9 2.6 2.6 1.0 0.9 29.8 30.2 0.4 0.4 Rochdale N/A N/A 5.3 5.4 4.7 4.7 N/A N/A 6.7 6.8 7.1 7.1 Salford 6.0 5.6 5.2 5.2 6.9 6.9 8.6 8.0 6.9 7.0 8.4 8.4 Stockport 3.9 3.6 6.4 6.5 7.4 7.4 10.4 9.6 10.5 10.7 11.3 11.3 Tameside 9.9 9.1 8.2 8.3 9.0 9.0 13.2 12.2 10.4 10.6 11.4 11.4 Trafford 16.1 14.9 15.2 15.5 4.4 4.4 30.1 27.8 21.1 21.4 1.1 1.1 Wigan N/A N/A N/A N/A 4.1 4.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 8.9 8.9 Barnsley 7.5 6.9 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.9 9.8 9.0 8.3 8.4 8.2 8.2 Doncaster 8.9 8.3 5.2 5.2 5.8 5.8 10.9 10.1 7.7 7.8 9.7 9.7 Rotherham 7.0 6.5 6.1 6.2 4.3 4.3 8.0 7.4 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.3 Sheffield 10.1 9.3 10.0 10.1 11.8 11.8 7.3 6.8 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.4 Bradford N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.6 0.6 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1.0 1.0 Calderdale 6.8 6.3 5.9 5.9 6.2 6.2 8.8 8.1 7.6 7.7 8.5 8.5 Kirklees 4.2 34.9 6.7 6.8 8.5 8.5 8.1 7.5 13.6 13.8 14.7 14.7 Leeds 5.2 4.8 4.2 4.3 0.9 0.9 7.0 6.5 5.5 5.6 0.8 0.8 Wakefield 7.5 6.9 7.0 7.1 8.5 8.5 9.9 9.2 8.3 8.4 4.7 4.7 Gateshead 5.2 4.8 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.6 7.3 6.8 8.1 8.2 8.0 8.0 Newscastle 9.8 9.0 6.0 6.1 7.8 7.8 14.3 13.2 10.0 10.1 10.6 10.6 North Tyneside 6.7 6.2 6.6 6.7 8.3 8.3 9.8 9.0 15.9 16.2 11.8 11.8 South Tyneside 7.3 6.8 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.4 12.7 11.7 11.6 11.8 10.9 10.9 Sunderland 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.4 3.7 3.7 7.2 6.6 9.4 9.5 5.8 5.8 Isles of Scilly 12.5 11.6 4.2 4.3 N/A N/A 11.9 11.0 9.0 9.2 N/A N/A Avon 4.2 3.9 3.5 3.6 5.1 5.1 8.6 8.0 6.0 6.1 9.4 9.4 Bedfordshire 5.0 4.7 4.2 4.3 9.5 9.5 12.4 11.4 8.1 8.2 17.0 17.0 Berkshire 7.5 6.9 7.6 7.7 8.7 8.7 13.8 12.8 12.3 12.5 13.9 13.9 Buckinghamshire 8.5 7.8 8.1 8.2 10.5 10.5 12.8 11.9 10.7 10.8 11.1 11.1
Primary Secondary 1978–79 1980–81 1982–83 1978–79 1980–81 1982–83 Cost terms £
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Cambridgeshire 7.2 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.3 6.3 12.2 11.3 12.0 12.1 9.8 9.8 Cheshire 1.3 1.2 4.2 4.3 4.6 4.6 6.3 5.9 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.8 Cleveland 6.2 5.7 4.6 4.6 5.4 5.4 11.2 10.4 8.0 8.1 8.3 8.3 Cornwall 9.9 9.2 8.6 8.7 9.8 9.8 14.8 13.7 10.3 10.5 11.8 11.8 Cumbria 9.3 8.6 7.9 8.0 9.9 9.9 10.2 9.5 8.2 8.3 10.1 10.1 Derbyshire 5.7 5.3 5.6 5.7 7.7 7.7 10.7 9.9 9.1 9.3 10.6 10.6 Devon 6.8 6.3 7.6 7.7 7.5 7.5 10.2 9.5 12.7 12.8 9.9 9.9 Dorset 7.3 6.8 7.0 7.1 7.9 7.9 11.5 10.7 9.6 9.8 10.0 10.0 Durham 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.3 6.2 6.2 8.3 7.7 6.8 6.9 8.6 8.6 East Sussex 7.2 6.6 6.9 7.0 8.1 8.1 13.2 12.2 11.0 11.2 11.6 11.6 Essex 7.0 6.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.8 8.9 8.3 7.3 7.4 7.2 7.2 Gloucestershire 7.2 6.6 6.7 6.8 9.4 9.4 8.8 8.1 7.6 7.7 9.5 9.5 Hampshire 4.9 4.5 4.2 4.3 5.7 5.7 9.1 8.4 7.9 8.0 9.3 9.3 Herefordshire and Worcestershire 7.8 7.2 6.4 6.5 7.9 7.9 12.5 11.6 10.0 10.1 9.7 9.7 Hertfordshire 9.1 8.4 7.9 8.0 8.5 8.5 13.2 12.2 9.7 9.9 9.9 9.9 Humberside 5.7 5.3 7.5 7.6 6.5 6.5 9.1 8.4 8.4 8.6 9.6 9.6 Isle of Wight 9.4 8.7 7.3 8.4 15.0 15.0 14.5 13.4 10.9 11.1 14.7 14.7 Kent 7.6 7.1 4.5 4.5 5.5 5.5 12.5 11.6 6.6 6.7 9.7 9.7 Lancashire 4.6 4.2 5.5 5.6 6.2 6.2 8.1 7.5 7.7 7.8 7.1 7.1 Leicestershire 6.3 5.9 6.6 6.7 7.9 7.9 11.1 10.2 9.3 9.4 11.1 11.1 Lincolnshire 7.6 7.1 5.6 5.7 6.8 6.8 12.7 11.7 9.1 9.3 10.9 10.9 Norfolk 5.4 5.0 4.7 4.8 5.0 5.0 9.6 8.9 8.6 8.6 8.7 8.7 North Yorkshire 11.7 10.8 9.4 9.5 10.5 10.5 12.4 11.4 10.1 10.2 10.8 10.8 Northamptonshire 6.2 5.7 5.0 5.1 5.8 5.8 10.1 9.3 10.4 10.6 11.1 11.1 Northumberland 8.6 8.0 6..4 6.5 7.1 7.1 14.9 13.8 10.2 10.3 10.1 10.1 Nottinghamshire 8.6 8.0 6.7 6.3 9.9 9.9 13.3 12.3 9.0 9.2 13.5 13.5 Oxfordshire N/A N/A N/A N/A 2.4 2.4 N/A N/A N/A N/A 3.3 3.3 Shropshire 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.£ 6.4 6.4 12.0 11.1 10.8 10.9 9.4 9.4 Somerset 4.7 4.4 4.9 5.0 5.7 5.7 9.3 8.6 7.5 7.6 8.0 8.0 Staffordshire 21.2 19.5 11.0 11.2 11.0 11.0 31.9 29.4 10.0 10.1 9.5 9.5 Suffolk 5.4 5.0 3.4 3.4 5.9 5.9 9.1 8.4 8.8 8.9 9.3 9.3 Surrey 5.4 5.0 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.2 9.4 8.7 7.4 7.5 8.3 8.3 Warwickshire 6.2 5.7 5.0 5.1 6.8 6.8 11.5 10.7 9.3 9.4 10.2 10.2 West Sussex 4.9 4.5 6.6 6.7 8.0 8.0 9.3 8.6 7.9 8.0 10.6 10.6 Wiltshire 5.4 5.0 9.1 9.3 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.0 9.1 9.3 9.6 9.6 Note:
For 1978–79 and 1980–81 the unit costs in cost and real terms have been calculated using respectively the GDP deflator and the Average Price of School Books Index of the Publishers' Association, on the basis of expenditure information provided by individual authorities.
N/A=not available or not available for books alone.