HC Deb 02 November 1987 vol 121 cc516-7W
Mr. Nicholas Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the cost per pupil of teaching staff in each Welsh local education authority in 1978–79, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87 and 1987–88 respectively.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The cost per pupil of teaching staff in maintained primary and secondary schools is given in the following table. Information in respect of 1987–88 is not yet available.

£'s at outturn prices
1978–79 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 provisional
Primary schools
Clwyd 254.7 475.8 502.9 520.3 555.9 616.7
Dyfed 286.1 544.8 571.0 589.6 609.9 671.7
Gwent 259.9 478.1 506.5 503.0 528.8 602.8
Gwynedd 280.2 531.0 558.5 584.0 610.5 679.4
Mid Glamorgan 257.4 499.7 531.6 549.6 583.5 636.0
Powys 326.3 575.9 612.6 637.4 672.7 745.0
South Glamorgan 253.2 458.3 473.6 495.0 528.6 583.8
West Glamorgan 281.4 505.5 523.6 538.8 577.5 647.5
Secondary schools
Clwyd 369.3 651.3 703.4 742.5 814.6 921.4
Dyfed 375.4 676.5 724.6 770.9 832.6 951.6
Gwent 370.1 670.6 720.4 769.2 839.6 960.5
Gwynedd 374.2 667.7 726.4 771.8 844.3 959.6
Mid Glamorgan 365.7 632.8 683.2 730.6 789.0 893.8
Powys 384.4 680.9 731.5 786.1 859.8 974.4
South Glamorgan 367.3 651.6 698.4 746.8 809.8 917.3
West Glamorgan 389.5 721.8 776.2 818.0 899.7 1,035.7