Public Expenditure (Hansard, 30 January 1986)

§ Sir Keith Joseph

The table revalues table 3.12 of Cmnd. 9702 to 1984–85 prices by application of the Treasury GDP deflator (which is assumed to increase by 4.5, 3.5 and 3 per cent. respectively in the years 1986–87 to 1988–89). The components may not always add exactly to the totals shown because the totals in table 3.12 in Cmnd. 9702 were derived from unrounded figures and the figures in the last two years (1986–87 and 1987–88) were rounded to the nearest £10 million and in earlier years to the nearest £1 million.

As explained in part 4, paragraph 10, of Cmnd. 9702, pending decisions on total local authority current expenditure in 1987–88 and 1988–89, the 1986–87 cash total and its distribution, including the figures for local authority education shown in table 3.12, have been rolled forward for a further two years. The Government will review the figures later this year in the light of the situation and prospects then.

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	1980–81	1981–82	1982–83	1983–84	1984–85	1985–86	1986–87	1987–88	1988–89
	outturn	outturn	outturn	outturn	outturn^*	estimated outturn†	plans	plans¶	plans¶
10.4 Miscellaneous education, services, research and administration,
Youth service
Current	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	—	—
Capital	3	1	1	—	—	1	1	—	—
Research and other services
Current	18	21	21	25	26	28	26	26	26
Capital	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Administration
Current	36	36	35	46	46	48	47	44	43
Capital				1	2	2	1	—	—
10.5 Research Councils, etc.
Current	413	443	441	460	469	485	492	484	487
Capital	91	83	84	79	77	72	67	70	68
Total voted in Estimates	2,193	2,120	2,260	2,270	2,263	2,273	2,250	2,237	2,231
Other central government
10.1 Schools
Primary, secondary and other	-4	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	—	—	—
Total central government	2,188	2,115	2,256	2,266	2,259	2,270	2,250	2,237	2,231
LOCAL AUTHORITIES¶
Relevant current spending
10.1 Schools
Under fives	285	281	299	309	310	329	319	308	299
Primary	2,675	2,633	2,560	2,520	2,531	2,537	2,504	2,422	2,351
Secondary	3,786	3,853	3,862	3,895	3,912	3,855	3,726	3,601	3,497
Special schools	396	405	416	430	432	417	384	370	359
Other (supporting services and fees at non-maintained schools)	201	208	208	204	206	207	203	194	188
Transport	205	203	201	203	205	201	195	185	180
Meals and milk	509	462	448	444	425	406	255	247	239
10.2 Higher and further education (including teacher training) ║
Maintained sector advanced	582	587	664	663	666	648	613	590	573
Maintained sector non-advanced (except adult education)	882	921	957	971	975	920	819	792	769
Adult education	78	78	84	90	90	92	65	62	60
Other student awards	122	125	132	138	138	143	140	132	128
10.4 Miscellaneous education, services, research and administration
Youth Service	97	100	106	114	115	121	108	106	103
Research and other services	46	48	50	56	57	56	46	44	43
Administration	471	472	474	497	500	510	479	467	453
Total relevant current spending	10,336	10,374	10,459	10,535	10,560	10,443	9,856	9,528	9,250
Non-relevant current spending
10.2 Mandatory student awards║	850	898	729	765	744	670	662	652	650
Local authority capital
10.1 schools
Under fives‡	12	12	4	5	9	8	7	9	9
Primary, secondary and other	433	288	287	291	244	270	190	185	171
10.2 Higher and further education║
Non-universities	137	99	127	121	106	88	71	70	60
10.4 Miscellaneous education services
Youth service	8	7	13	10	15	10	7	9	9
Research and other services	15	15	20	16	16	15	5	9	9
Total local authority capital	605	422	450	442	390	390	281	273	256

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	1980–81	1981–82	1982–83	1983–84	1984–85	1985–86	1986–87	1987–88	1988–89
	outturn	outturn	outturn	outturn	outturn^*	estimated outturn†	plans	plans¶	plans¶
Total local authorities	11,792	11,693	11,638	11,743	11,694	11,503	10,800	10,452	10,148
Total Department of Education and Science	13,980	13,808	13,894	14,009	13,953	13,772	13,050	12,680	12,370

^* The 1984–85 figures incorporate a distribution by sector of total current spending by local authorities based on their provisional outturn expenditure on education.

† The 1985–86 figures incorporate a provisional distribution by sector of total current spending by local authorities based on their budgets.

‡ From 1981–82 the under fives capital expenditure includes provision for the urban programme.

║ The change in the trend of higher education and student awards figures between 1981–82 and 1982–83 reflects the reduction in tuition fees described in Cmnd. 8494.

¶ Pending decisions on total local authority current expenditure in 1987–88 and 1988–89, the 1986–87 cash total and its distribution, including the figures for local authority education shown in this table, have been rolled forward for a further two years. The Government will review the figures later this year in the light of the situation and prospects then.