§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list for each of the last four years (a) the average cost of education per pupil, (b) the percentage of school leavers with two or more A-levels,
ILEA Metropolitan* Districts Shire Counties England School leavers from maintained schools: Percentage with 5 or more higher† grades at O level or CSE in academic year 1978–80 14.1 18.2 22.3 20.9 1980–81 14.2 19.2 23.2 21.8 1981–82 13.8 20.7 24.5 23.0 1982–83 15.2 20.7 24.8 22.3 Percentage with 2 or more A level passes in academic year 1979–80 6.6 9.0 10.5 10.0 1980–81 6.7 9.4 11.4 10.7 1981–82 6.8 9.8 11.8 11.1 1982–83 6.9 10.0 12.0 11.3 Unit cost expenditure per maintained school pupil in financial year 1979–80 £789 £521 £505 £528 1980–81 £1,095 £659 £638 £672 1981–82 £1,262 £756 £724 £765 1982–83 £1,381 £826 £795 £838 * As defined, these exclude the Outer London Boroughs. † O level grades A-C, CSE grade 1.