Expenditure (Hansard, 21 March 1985)

HC Deb 21 March 1985 vol 75 c563W 563W

§ Sir Anthony Grant
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was, in real terms, the amount of public money spent on education in each of the last 10 years (a) in total and (b) divided by county in England.

§ Sir Keith Joseph
Total spending by central and local government in each of the last 10 years on those areas of education which are my responsibility was as follows:

^*£ million

Real terms

1974–75 13,676

1975–76 13,819

1976–77 13,698

1977–78 12,658

1978–79 12,662

1979–80 12,501

1980–81 12,868

1981–82 12,684

1982–83 12,811

1983–84 12,881

^* 1983–84 = 100.

Expenditure divided by county in England could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

^*£ million
	Real terms
1974–75	13,676
1975–76	13,819
1976–77	13,698
1977–78	12,658
1978–79	12,662
1979–80	12,501
1980–81	12,868
1981–82	12,684
1982–83	12,811
1983–84	12,881
^* 1983–84 = 100.