Expenditure (Hansard, 1 July 1986)

§ Mr. Austin Mitchell
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if, further to his reply dated 13 May, Official Report, columns 433–34, he will publish in the Official Report the comparable figures for the United Kingdom in each year since 1970, and the proportion contributed by central and local government, respectively, in each case in terms of (i) current prices, (ii) as a percentage of 1979 deflated by the retail prices index and (iii) as a percentage of 1979 deflated by the gross domestic product deflator.

§ Mr. Dunn
The readily available information shown in the following table relates to net recurrent expenditure in schools incurred by local education authorities in England. Direct expenditure by central Government on maintained schools is negligible.

§ Mr. Chris Patten
Available information (for selected years) is shown in the following table. Additional information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
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Direct expenditure (current and capital) by central Government^* on education by level, as a percentage of (a) total central Government expenditure, and (b) gross domestic product—United Kingdom Level of Education

(a) As a percentage of total central Government expenditure (b) As percentage of gross domestic product

Financial year Nursey and Primary Secondary Further and Adult, Teacher Training, Universities Other† Nursery and Primary Secondary Further and Adult, Teacher Training, Universities Other†

1970–71 0.07 0.11 1.91 0.20 0.02 0.04 0.66 0.07

1975–76 0.11 0.17 1.65 0.17 0.05 0.07 0.69 0.07

1979–80 0.09 0.14 1.41 0.15 0.04 0.05 0.53 0.06

1980–81 0.10 0.14 1.45 0.19 0.04 0.06 0.58 0.07

1981–82 0.10 0.14 1.38 0.16 0.04 0.06 0.55 0.07

1982–83 0.09 0.12 1.35 0.15 0.04 0.05 0.56 0.06

1983–84 0.08 0.14 1.39 0.15 0.03 0.06 0.58 0.06

^* Excluding central Government contributions to rate support grant.

† Includes special education, and various categories of other "Education" expenditure and "Related" expenditure, for example administration, youth service, physical training, maintenance grants and allowances.

Direct expenditure (current and capital) by central Government^* on education by level, as a percentage of (a) total central Government expenditure, and (b) gross domestic product—United Kingdom Level of Education
	(a) As a percentage of total central Government expenditure	(b) As percentage of gross domestic product
Financial year	Nursey and Primary	Secondary	Further and Adult, Teacher Training, Universities	Other†	Nursery and Primary	Secondary	Further and Adult, Teacher Training, Universities	Other†
1970–71	0.07	0.11	1.91	0.20	0.02	0.04	0.66	0.07
1975–76	0.11	0.17	1.65	0.17	0.05	0.07	0.69	0.07
1979–80	0.09	0.14	1.41	0.15	0.04	0.05	0.53	0.06
1980–81	0.10	0.14	1.45	0.19	0.04	0.06	0.58	0.07
1981–82	0.10	0.14	1.38	0.16	0.04	0.06	0.55	0.07
1982–83	0.09	0.12	1.35	0.15	0.04	0.05	0.56	0.06
1983–84	0.08	0.14	1.39	0.15	0.03	0.06	0.58	0.06
^* Excluding central Government contributions to rate support grant.
† Includes special education, and various categories of other "Education" expenditure and "Related" expenditure, for example administration, youth service, physical training, maintenance grants and allowances.