§ Mr. Ronnie CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how much money was spent per pupil in Northumberland on(a) special education, (b) primary schools, (c) secondary schools and (d) tertiary education in each year from 1978–79 to the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthThe available information is given in the table.
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Net institutional expenditure1 per pupil2—cash terms Northumberland Primary £ Secondary £ Special £ 1978–79 415 575 n.a. 1979–80 425 580 n.a. 1980–81 530 710 n.a. 1981–82 600 770 n.a. 1982–83 655 845 2,890 1983–84 690 925 3,315 1984–85 720 1,000 3,800 1985–86 755 1,075 4,325
Primary £ Secondary £ Special £ 1986–87 840 1,230 4,700 1987–88 945 1,390 5,570 Separate figures are not available for tertiary education which forms part of maintained further education.
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.
2The figures are bases on LEA expenditure returns to DoE and pupil number returns to DES.