§ Baroness Davidasked Her Majesty's Government:
How much was spent on school books per primary and secondary school pupil in 1988–89 by each local education authority in England, Wales and Scotland, and in Northern Ireland.
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Expenditure per pupil1—1988–89—cash England2 Nursery and primary schools Secondary schools Local authority Books and Equipment of which Books Books and Equipment of which Books Barking 32.65 11.50 80.58 22.72 Barnet 35.17 11.99 68.96 17.52 Bexley 31.98 7.38 99.22 1.92 Brent 38.42 9.46 76.43 15.27 Bromley 33.80 9.02 67.33 13.07 Croydon 54.89 11.10 111.98 22.49 Ealing 33.86 5.73 91.61 12.63 Enfield 30.76 9.16 61.09 15.95 Haringey n/a n/a n/a n/a Harrow 39.77 6.98 75.72 10.85 Havering 30.02 n/a 91.34 n/a Hillingdon 40.45 11.99 80.08 22.30 Hounslow 33.40 9.61 49.65 19.84 Kingston-upon-Thames 55.50 12.92 106.58 18.63 Merton 31.28 25.44 36.02 26.95 Newham 26.35 6.44 65.87 11.34 Redbridge 38.84 11.30 81.31 23.65 Richmond-upon-Thames 29.95 8.25 62.88 13.76 Sutton 34.64 13.39 71.17 17.01 Waltham Forest 28.21 4.91 75.37 10.55 ILEA 60.56 12.08 89.89 19.28 Birmingham 22.74 4.70 51.42 9.50 Coventry 26.08 2.01 92.00 2.95 Dudley 35.72 6.79 76.36 2.44 Sandwell 31.50 3.06 73.42 1.02 Solihull 34.88 4.96 122.79 11.28 Walsall 35.12 9.10 46.29 14.38 Wolverhampton 24.54 7.23 56.08 13.99 Knowsley 22.47 8.88 61.05 7.01 Liverpool 32.61 7.76 66.56 12.13 St. Helens 14.98 6.33 30.36 10.39 Sefton 21.41 7.11 60.55 11.12 Wirral 42.39 11.92 130.04 23.45 Bolton 33.23 9.32 71.24 11.01 Bury 30.75 8.65 93.06 15.21 Manchester n/a n/a n/a n/a Oldham 30.45 7.19 75.02 10.58 Rochdale 35.27 9.08 59.17 10.52 Salford 32.70 0.23 73.65 0.07 Stockport 35.87 10.15 96.37 12.13 Tameside 27.91 5.74 43.96 8.06 Trafford 37.75 12.54 70.39 11.37 Wigan 17.87 5.42 60.39 17.03 Barnsley 22.89 4.75 43.23 2.36 Doncaster 27.08 6.67 55.45 11.14 Rotherham 28.87 6.82 57.92 9.04 Sheffield 12.11 5.33 23.46 7.98 Bradford 28.71 n/a 71.73 n/a Calderdale 28.52 8.99 63.13 13.77 Kirklees 25.17 7.90 63.89 20.93 Leeds 15.30 0.43 28.26 2.45 Wakefield n/a n/a n/a n/a Gateshead 29.26 4.89 75.22 11.65 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 30.36 7.00 74.85 17.41 North Tyneside 25.56 8.30 48.48 12.26 South Tyneside 27.22 4.81 95.85 9.24 Sunderland 23.19 6.15 76.03 9.12 Avon 17.62 6.01 48.75 11.37 Bedfordshire 28.28 9.53 86.88 23.60
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment (Baroness Blatch)While most local authorities' expenditure returns to Government departments show separate figures for books, these need to be treated with caution because of differing local authority practices in allocating spending between hooks and equipment. The table therefore shows spending figures for books and equipment together as well as for books separately. Even on the combined totals, coverage from authority to authority is likely to differ.
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Nursery and primary schools Secondary schools Local authority Books and Equipment of which Books Books and Equipment of which Books Berkshire 33.07 13.88 75.33 23.85 Buckinghamshire 32.59 15.51 72.90 1713 Cambridgeshire 42.32 11.98 79.84 21.62 Cheshire 25.80 8.86 56.49 18.39 Cleveland 11.84 7.27 34.10 11.16 Cornwall 37.15 12.32 63.84 21.77 Cumbria 36.69 13.11 58.74 15.67 Derbyshire 29.35 8.50 74.40 14.87 Devon 37.40 12.12 65.14 20.11 Dorset 38.56 11.63 80.62 13.72 Durham 28.51 9.47 67.70 16.44 East Sussex 32.56 11.04 77.26 17.78 Essex 36.19 9.69 81.08 14.11 Gloucestershire 29.42 11.93 59.02 19.40 Hampshire 35.55 2.28 78.86 4.72 Hereford and Worcester 28.44 11.13 57.92 14.98 Hertfordshire 40.59 14.97 76.11 20.18 Humberside 32.68 8.96 60.98 13.00 Isle of Wight 32.74 11.92 54.37 11.61 Kent 29.02 9.00 71.61 14.15 Lancashire 30.13 9.59 65.70 13.22 Leicestershire 31.59 11.26 81.42 16.36 Lincolnshire 16.22 10.94 29.03 17.69 Norfolk 29.63 8.27 56.04 12.29 North Yorkshire 31.24 5.95 68.37 7.48 Northamptonshire 33.41 7.81 74.41 18.34 Northumberland 33.32 11.07 72.62 16.92 Nottinghamshire 35.60 11.74 66.56 18.25 Oxfordshire 43.28 8.01 103.89 17.59 Salop 30.94 10.74 64.32 18.54 Somerset 37.22 6.64 90.56 14.45 Staffordshire 36.68 9.92 77.80 13.44 Suffolk 29.28 8.97 54.73 14.02 Surrey 21.48 5.45 94.51 11.93 Warwickshire 25.68 8.82 98.23 16.12 West Sussex 34.85 10.22 73.25 16.21 Wiltshire 40.32 26.49 71.08 32.56
Wales Nursery and primary schools Secondary schools Local authority Books and Equipment of which Books Books and Equipment of which Books Clwyd 18.77 3.95 44.65 3.91 Dyfed 24.18 8.92 60.76 15.88 Gwent 27.38 8.00 75.68 14.10 Gwynedd 24.62 8.36 61.01 16.57 Mid Glamorgan 25.76 0.00 77.33 0.00 Powys 27.19 7.26 61.86 11.27 South Glamorgan 25.23 0.57 60.05 2.18 West Glamorgan 29.98 29.60 64.49 61.69
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Scotland Nursery and primary schools Secondary schools Local authority Books and Equipment of which Books Books and Equipment of which Books Borders 16.50 16.26 46.08 45.74 Central 25.16 n/a2 74.49 n/a2 Dumfries and Galloway 30.94 7.62 111.29 7.17 Fife 21.72 6.90 88.32 11.09 Grampian 26.29 6.66 86.71 8.09 Highland 47.64 n/a2 83.60 n/a2 Lothian 16.02 6.50 42.29 7.10 Strathclyde 24.02 9.21 58.83 12.44 Tayside 27.98 6.05 100.89 7.66 Orkney 21.63 10.82 60.89 27.32 Shetland 25.08 18.39 227.02 95.56 Western Isles 27.18 11.80 36.71 8.34
Northern Ireland3 Nursery and primary schools Secondary schools Local authority Books and Equipment of which Books Books and Equipment of which Books Belfast — 13.12 — 31.37 North East — 16.38 — 33.86 South East — 17.30 — 38.54 Southern — 15.90 — 34.34 Western — 16.11 — 38.82 1 The figures are based on LEA expenditure and pupil number returns to the relevant Government departments. 2 n/a denotes that an expenditure return has not been received from the LEA, or that a separate figure for books has not been provided. 3 Expenditure figures for books and equipment are not available.