School Books and Equipment

HC Deb 30 June 1986 vol 100 cc382-3W

Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list per capita spending in primary and in secondary schools on (a) books and (b) equipment at outturn and at real prices in each of the last five years.

Mr. Dunn

The information is as follows:

Expenditure per pupil on books and equipment—England
	Primary schools	Secondary schools
	Books	Equipment	Books	Equipment
	Cash	Real terms*	Cash	Real terms*	Cash	Real terms*	Cash	Real terms*
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
1980–81	5.32	6.81	10.73	13.74	8.08	10.34	21.17	27.11
1981–82	5.91	6.88	12.25	14.26	8.60	10.01	23.58	27.44
1982–83	7.00	7.61	13.90	15.12	9.89	10.76	26.64	28.98
1983–84	7.14	7.44	15.65	16.30	10.09	10.51	29.12	30.32
1984–85	7.29	7.29	16.26	16.26	10.15	10.15	32.38	32.38
* The cash figures for the earlier years have been repriced to 1984–85 prices using the Gross Domestic Product (Market Prices) Deflator.