HC Deb 25 November 1986 vol 106 cc170-1W
Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how much has been spent per pupil in Welsh infant schools since 1980; and what are the figures for each local education authority in Wales.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

Figures giving expenditure per pupil in infant schools in Wales are not separately available. The equivalent figures for primary schools are given in the following table:

Primary pupil unit costs Net recurrent institutional costs (£s at outturn prices)1
1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85
Clwyd 538 631 683 727 738
Dyfed 620 700 740 772 797
Gwent 553 634 706 750 756
Gwynedd 541 642 722 715 767
Mid Glamorgan 568 632 716 788 808
Powys 665 758 816 879 912
South Glamorgan 534 593 646 682 697
West Glamorgan 626 707 763 807 800
Wales 572 650 714 758 774
1Excluding school meals, milk, school transport and pupil support.

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