HC Deb 06 December 1985 vol 88 c363W
Mr. Janner

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many of the applicants for the post of equal opportunities officer in his Department were (a) white males, (b) white females, (c) males of Afro-Caribbean or Asian origin or (d) females of Afro-Caribbean or Asian origin.

Sir Keith Joseph

It is not the practice to fill posts of this nature by inviting staff to apply for them. Existing staff in personnel units have been designated as equal opportunity officers on the basis of their overall suitability and not on the basis of sex or ethnic origin. Equal opportunity matters are not their sole responsibility.

Net Institutional Expenditure per pupil
(1985–86 Real Terms)
Primary Secondary
Hertfordshire Buckinghamshire England‡ Hertfordshire Buckinghamshire England‡
Financial year LEA LEA LEA LEA
£ £ £ £ £ £
1979–80 705 660 690 1,045 1,010 980
1980–81 745 700 740 1,095 1,050 1,040
1981–82 760 715 760 1,095 1,070 1,065
1982–83 760 730 780 1,080 1,105 1,085
1983–84† 765 730 800 1,120 1,110 1,115
* Real terms are the cash expenditure for each year repriced using the gross domestic product (market prices) deflator.
† 1983–84 is the latest year for which actual figures are available.
‡ Since 1979–80 responsibility for primary and secondary education in Wales has rested with the Secretary of State for Wales.