§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a table
England 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 Teachers salaries *as a percentage of Total Expenditure on Schools 61 per cent. 60 per cent. 62 per cent. 63 per cent. 63 per cent. 63 per cent. Local authority expenditure on school books and equipment (£m 1984–85) 279 260 239 236 245 248 Index 100 93 86 85 88 89 Capital Expenditure on Schools by (a) Central Government (£m 1984–85) 43 55 49 47 37 35 Index 100 128 114 109 86 81 (b) Local authorities (£m 1984–85) 470 431 445 300 291 296 Index 100 92 95 64 62 63 * The exclusion of Government spending on the independent sector has no effect on the percentages.