§ Mr. Baldryasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what is the spending in real terms (a) at present, (b) five years ago and (c) 10 years ago on average per pupil (i) in secondary schools nationally (ii) in secondary schools in Oxfordshire, (iii) in primary schools nationally and (iv) in primary schools in Oxfordshire;
(2) how much extra money in real terms the Government have made available for education each year since 1979.
§ Sir Keith JosephAs pupil numbers in the schools have fallen, spending per pupil has risen to record levels.
The figures requested for net institutional expenditure per pupil nationally and in Oxfordshire are as follows:
Net institutional expenditure per pupil (£ at 1984–85 prices) Primary Schools Secondary Schools England £ Oxfordshire £ England £ Oxfordshire £ 1974–75 641 673 1,040 1,072 1979–80 653 644 932 902 1984–85* 764 775 1,088 1,069 486W
Comparison between 1984 and 1985 PTRs Comparison of 1985 PTR with national average Primary Secondary Overall Primary Secondary Overall Barking - - - - - - Barnet + n/c + - - - Bexley - n/c - + + + Brent + - - - - - Bromley - + - + + + Croydon n/c - - - - - Ealing + - - - - - Enfield - - - + - - * Provisional
Outturn public expenditure figures on all areas which fall within the responsibility of the Department, other than expenditure on the science budget, are as follows:
Expenditure (£ million at 1984–85 prices) £ million 1979–80 13,112 1980–81 13,447 1981–82 13,282 1982–83 13,369 1983–84 13,471 1984–85 13,408 1985–86* 13,214 * Estimated outturn The figures in both tables have been revalued to 1984–85 prices using the gross domestic product (market prices) deflator.