§ Mr. Andrew F. BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what(a) amount and (b) proportion of total public spending on education is accounted for by local authorities for each year since 1967–68 projected to 1990–91 in 1987–88 prices.
§ Mrs. RumboldData in the form requested are readily available only from the 1979–80 financial year and are listed in the table. All figures from 1987–88 are provisional estimates. The figures quoted cover education spending for which my right hon. Friend has responsibility.
Financial year Local authority education spending Total education spending1 Local authority education spending as a percentage of total education spending 1979–80 13,270 15,114 87.8 1980–81 13,629 15,575 87.5 1981–82 13,531 15,370 88.0 1982–83 13,451 15,451 87.1 1983–84 13,564 15,560 87.2 1984–85 13,406 15,370 87.1 1985–86 13,114 15,055 87.1 1986–87 13,930 15,879 87.7 1987–881 14,467 16,512 87.6 1988–891 14,148 16,256 87.0 1989–901 13,938 16,054 86.8 1990–911 13,865 15,970 86.8 1 These figures do not include expenditure on Science.