§ Mr. LofthouseTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the expenditure per primary school pupil for each of the years from 1976 to 1986 in Wakefield metropolitan council area.
§ Mr. DunnThe information requested is set out in the following table.
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Net institutional recurrent expenditure per pupil1 in primary schools £ (Real Terms)2 1975–76 720 1976–77 730 1977–78 700 1978–79 715 1979–80 705 1980–81 740 1981–82 790 1982–83 815 1983–84 875 1984–85 870 1985–86 905 1986–87 955 1 Net institutional recurrent expenditure covers the cost of salaries and wages, premises and certain supplies and services. It does not include the cost of school meals, central administration and inspection, debt charges or revenue contributions to capital outlay.
2 The cash figures for the earlier years have been repriced to 1986–87 prices using the gross domestic product (market prices) deflator.