§ Mr. Radiceasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a table showing the cost of teachers' salaries as a proportion of total expenditure on education in each year since 1978–79 and the amount spent by local education authorities on books and equipment over the same period at 1985–86 prices.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe table contains the information. The figures refer to maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools.
Year Expenditure on Books and Equipment £ million real terms1 Teachers salaries2 as per cent. of net institutional recurrent expenditure per cent. 1978–79 288 69.3 1979–80 267 68.7 1980–81 245 70.2 1981–82 242 70.6 1982–83 251 70.1 1983–84 254 69.7 1984–85 253 69.9 1The cash terms for each year have been repriced to 1985–86 prices using the gross domestic product (market prices) deflator. 2Teachers' salaries cost includes allowances, plus the employers' contributions towards national insurance and superannuation.
§ Mr. Radiceasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a table showing expenditure 646W per pupil since 1974–75 in (a) primary schools, (b) special schools and (c) secondary schools in cash terms and at constant prices.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe available information is given in the following table:
Net institutional recurrent expenditure per pupil (£) England Year Primary schools Secondary schools Special education Cash terms Real terms1 Cash terms Real terms1 Cash terms Real terms 1974–75 200 635 320 1,020 — — 1975–76 255 650 395 1,005 — — 1976–77 290 655 440 985 — — 1977–78 320 630 475 935 — — 1978–79 365 650 530 945 — — 1979–80 425 650 605 925 1,915 2,920 1980–81 545 695 765 980 2,435 3,125 1981–82 615 720 865 1,010 2,755 3,220 1982–83 680 740 940 1,025 3,055 3,325 1983–84 725 760 1,015 1,055 3,255 3,395 1984–85 760 760 1,085 1,085 3,560 3,560 1The cash terms for the earlier years have been repriced to 1984–85 prices using the gross domestic product (market prices) deflator.