§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a table similar to table 12.7 of Cm. 612 recalculated to 1980–81 as the base year, showing the increase in the average unit costs of primary and secondary schools; and if he will provide a breakdown of the increase in real unit costs 1980–81 to 1987–88 shown by that table in a way similar to the 1979–80 to 1987–88 analysis recently provided by his Department to the Education, Science and Arts Committee.
§ Mr. ButcherThe real-terms increase in the average net institutional expenditure per pupil in maintained primary and secondary schools in England between 1980–81 and 1987–88 is as follows:
Increase in real terms1 unit costs Per cent. 1980–81 100 1981–82 104 1982–83 106 1983–84 109 1984–85 110 1985–86 112 1986–87 121 1987–88 129 1 Cash prices for 1980–81 have been repriced to 1987–88 prices using the GDP deflator. The real terms increase of 29 per cent, between 1980–81 and 1987–88 may be analysed as follows:
Per cent. Increase due to: Volume reduced pupil:teacher ratio 11 improved provision for non-teaching costs such as books and equipment and repairs and maintenance 6 Total volume 17 Price teachers' pay 11 non-teaching pay and prices 1 Total prices 12 TOTAL 29