HC Deb 17 April 1986 vol 95 cc440-1W
Mr. Hunter

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what has been the total cost of spending on primary schools in England and Wales each year since 1975, expressed in money terms, real terms and as an annual percentage change in real terms;

(2) what has been the total cost of spending on primary schools in Hampshire each year since 1975, expressed in money terms, real terms and as a percentage annual change in real terms;

(3) what has been the spending per pupil in primary schools in England and Wales each year since 1975, in money and real terms, expressed also as a real terms annual percentage change;

(4) what has been the spending per pupil in primary schools in Hampshire each year since 1975, in money and real terms, expressed also as a real terms annual percentage change.

Mr. Dunn

The information is as follows:

Net Institutional Expenditure
Cost per Pupil in Cash Terms Cost per Pupil in Real Terms* Real Terms Index
England† £ Hampshire £ England† £ Hampshire £ England† Hampshire
1975–76 260 240 655 605 100 100
1976–77 295 270 655 605 100 100
1977–78 320 300 635 585 97 97
1978–79 365 335 655 595 100 98
1979–80 430 380 655 580 100 96
1980–81 545 490 700 630 107 104
1981–82 620 545 720 635 110 105
1982–83 680 605 740 660 113 109
1983–84 730 645 760 675 116 112
1984–85 765 680 765 680 117 112
* Real Terms The cash figures for each year have been repriced to 1984–85 prices using the gross domestic products (market prices) deflator.
† England Information about Wales is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.

Mr. Hunter

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what has been the total cost of spending on secondary schools in England and Wales each years since 1975, expressed in money terms, real terms and as an annual percentage change in real terms;

(2) what has been the total cost of spending on secondary schools in Hampshire each year since 1975, expressed in money terms, real terms and as a percentage annual change in real terms;

Net Institutional Expenditure
Total in Cash Terms Total in Real Terms* Real Terms Index
England† £ million Hampshire £ million England† £ million Hampshire £ million England† Hampshire
1975–76 1,461.3 42.3 3,708.8 107.4 100 100
1976–77 1,671.4 47.7 3,748.6 106.9 101 100
1977–78 1,833.1 53.0 3,610.3 104.4 97 97
1978–79 2,066.6 58.3 3,679.0 103.8 99 97
1979–80 2,368.8 63.8 3,608.1 97.2 97 91
1980–81 2,962.4 80.5 3,799.3 103.2 102 96
1981–82 3,306.7 88.4 3,856.0 103.1 104 96
1982–83 3,550.7 95.5 3,869.2 104.1 104 97
1983–84 3,738.8 98.3 3,899.2 102.5 105 95
1984–85 3,878.3 100.0 3,878.3 100.0 105 93
* Real Terms The cash figures for each year have been repriced to 1984–85 prices using the gross domestic products (market prices) deflator.
† England Information about Wales is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.

Net Institutional Expenditure
Cost per Pupil in Cash Terms Cost per Pupil in Real Terms* Real Terms Index
England† £ million Hampshire £ million England† £ million Hampshire £ million England† Hampshire
1975–76 400 395 1,015 1,005 100 100
1976–77 445 435 995 970 98 97
1977–78 480 475 940 930 93 93
1978–79 535 515 950 915 94 91
1979–80 610 565 930 865 92 86
1980–81 770 720 990 925 98 92
1981–82 865 805 1,010 935 100 93
1982–83 945 880 1,030 960 102 96
1983–84 1,015 930 1,060 970 104 97
1984–85 1,090 985 1,090 985 107 98
* Real Terms The cash figures for each year have been repriced to 1984–85 prices using the gross domestic products (market prices) deflator.
† England Information about Wales is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.