HC Deb 14 January 1986 vol 89 c553W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Prime Minister whether she will institute an inquiry into the publication of recent

Belfast North-Eastern South-Eastern Southern Western
1. Pupil/teacher ratios Primary (including nursery) 21.7 23.5 23.8 23.8 23.8
Secondary 14.0 15.3 15.1 15.4 15.2
Grammar 15.5 16.0 17.2 15.7 16.1
2. Cost per pupil £ £ £ £ £
Primary (including nursery) 739 642 627 612 629
Secondary 1,314 1,064 1,063 984 1,042
Grammar 1,047 1,003 919 1,023 1,010

Notes:

(a) Pupil and teacher numbers are as at January 1985: expenditure as in 1984–85 financial year.

(b) Unit pupil costs exclude expenditure on certain school-related services—eg school meals, home-school transport and other miscellaneous items.

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