HC Deb 19 April 1988 vol 131 cc396-7W
Mrs. Peacock

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science, what is the expenditure per pupil for each local authority area in Yorkshire for each of the past five years.

Mr. Dunn

The available information is given in the table. The figures include the cost of salaries and wages, premises and certain supplies and services. They do not include the cost of school meals, central administration and inspection, debt charges and revenue contributions to capital outlay.

1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87
Wakefield 752 847 892 988 1,122
North Yorkshire 793 846 871 943 1,040