§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what has been the trend since 1979 in expenditure in real terms on books and equipment per pupil in maintained schools.
§ Mr. DunnThe trend in real terms in the average expenditure per pupil in maintained primary and secondary schools on books and equipment is as follows:
£ Index 1979–80 28.9 *100 1980–81 27.3 94 1981–82 27.8 96 1982–83 29.9 103 1983–84 31.0 107 * 100 = the base. The expenditure in real terms has been calculated using the deflator for gross domestic product at market prices.