HC Deb 03 May 1988 vol 132 c347W
Mrs. Peacock

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the expenditure per pupil for primary and secondary schools in Kirklees metropolitan council area for each year from 1982 to the present date.

Mr. Dunn

The net institutional recurrent expenditure per pupil by Kirklees local education authority in primary and secondary schools in the years 1981–82 to 1986–87, the latest date for which actual data is available, is set out in the table:

Expenditure1 per pupil in Kirklees—1981–82 to 1986–87
Primary £ Secondary £
1981–82 590 780
1982–83 650 855
1983–84 675 880
1984–85 720 960
1985–86 785 1,055
1986–87 875 1,250
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.

Note: All figures are in cash terms