§ Mr. OppenheimTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has on the per capita spending on education in (i) the United Kingdom, (ii) West Germany, (iii) the United States of America and (iv) Japan.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe readily available information on current public expenditure on education per capita is given in the table:
Country Year of data Expenditure per capita at 1983 prices £1 United Kingdom2 1983 269 Gennany, Federal Republic of 1983 253 USA3 1982 458 Japan4 1982 216 1 At purchasing power parity; expenditure adjusted to calendar year, where necessary, using consumer prices indices. 2 Excludes expenditure on nursing and paramedical courses at DHSS establishments. 3 Includes capital expenditure. 4Excludes public subsidies to private education.