§ Mr. Hordernasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) if he will publish a table showing the cost of teachers' salaries as a proportion of total expenditure on education, each year since 1979 to the latest convenient date;
(2) if he will publish a table showing the cost of teachers' salaries, and the percentage increase, each year since 1979 to the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. DunnThe expenditure since 1979 by local education authorities in England on the salaries of school teachers as a proportion of their total net expenditure on schools, and the yearly percentage increases in salaries are as follows:
Year Expenditure on Teachers' Salaries (England)*(£ million Cash) Col. (a) as percentage of Total Net Expenditure on Schools (per cent) Increase in Expenditure on Teachers' Salaries over the Previous Year (per cent) (a) (b) (c) 1978–79 2,709 59.5 11.2 1979–80 3,066 58.9 13.2 1980–81 3,880 60.9 26.5 1981–82 4,302 61.7 10.9 1982–83 4,550 61.7 5.8 *Includes salaries plus employers' contributions to national insurance and superannuation.