§ Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what were the figures for average expenditure per pupil in(a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each shire county education authority and the average for all shire counties in 1984–85 and the latest year for which information is available.
Mr. JacksonThe information requested is given in the following table.
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Average Net Institutional Expenditure (1) Per Pupil (£ cash) 1984–85 1986–87 Local Education Authority Primary Secondary Primary Secondary £ £ £ £ Isles of Scilly 1,125 1,670 1,330 2,205 Avon 735 1,085 850 1,310 Bedfordshire 770 1,060 875 1,250 Berkshire 725 1,055 845 1,280 Buckinghamshire 710 1,095 845 1,320 Cambridgeshire 680 960 815 1.205 Cheshire 710 1,010 810 1,235 Cleveland 750 1,075 890 1,355
1984–85 1986–87 Local Education Authority Primary Secondary Primary Secondary £ £ £ £ Cornwall 670 965 795 1,175 Cumbria 735 1,025 915 1,315 Derbyshire 730 1,020 875 1,305 Devon 670 980 800 1,225 Dorset 700 960 870 1,190 Durham 730 965 920 1,225 East Sussex 705 1,000 825 1,235 Essex 685 1,015 820 1,255 Gloucestershire 695 1,015 835 1,260 Hampshire 685 980 825 1,220 Hereford and Worcester 680 955 815 1,180 Hertfordshire 730 1,075 870 1,350 Humberside 815 1,040 915 1,270 Isle of Wight 705 960 785 1,150 Kent 645 935 760 1,145 Lancashire 670 1,015 780 1,255 Leicestershire 755 1,100 885 1,390 Lincolnshire 665 985 795 1,185 Norfolk 710 1,010 850 1,230 North Yorkshire 730 1,035 850 1,240 Northamptonshire 705 1,035 815 1,250 Northumberland 720 1,000 840 1,230 Nottinghamshire 785 1,110 935 1,365 Oxfordshire 765 1,070 905 1,350 Shropshire 715 1,040 850 1,285 Somerset 655 950 780 1,195 Staffordshire 770 1,025 880 1,255 Suffolk 725 975 830 1,165 Surrey 675 1,030 820 1,260 Warwickshire 710 1,010 845 1,220 West Sussex 660 965 785 1,220 Wiltshire 695 975 850 1,230 Average for all English shire counties 710 1,020 840 1,255 Note:
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.