§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the average annual cost of(a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) special needs pupils in the United Kingdom for the year 1987–88; and what is the average cost per pupil in Durham for (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) special needs for the same year.
§ Mr. ButcherThe available information is given in the table.
Net Institutional Expenditure1 per pupil2—1987–88 Nursery and primary schools Secondary schools Special education £ £ £ Durham 1,050 1,405 4,620 England 1,010 1,520 4,925 1 Net institutional expenditure includes 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 figures are based on LEA expenditure returns to DoE and pupil number returns to DES. Information for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland is the responsibility of my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.