§ Mr. John EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the total amount spent, per capita, on children with special educational needs in each of the last five years at constant prices.
§ Mr. ButcherThe average net institutional expenditure per pupil in maintained special education for the five years to 1986–87, the last year for which information is available, is as follows:
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Net institutional expenditure per pupil (£) Special education—England1 2 £ per pupil 1986–87 real terms3 £ 1982–83 3,655 1983–84 3,725 1984–85 3,880 1985–86 4,175 1986–87 4,460 1 The figures are based on LEA expenditure returns to DOE and pupil number returns to DES. 2 The figures cover maintained special schools, home teaching, individual teaching in hospitals, other special education provided other than at school and education in social services establishments where this is charged to the education account. Information on expenditure on pupils with special needs educated in primary and secondary schools is not available.
3 The cash figures for the earlier years have been repriced to 1986–87 prices using the gross domestic product (market prices) deflator.