§ Sir David KnoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how much was spent per(a) primary and (b) secondary school pupil in each of the local authorities in England and, on average, in England as a whole in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what were the comparable figures in 1978–79 at constant prices.
§ Mr. ForthFigures for expenditure on nursery and primary pupils are not collected separately. Spending per pupil by each English LEA and on average in nursery and primary schools combined and in secondary schools in 1978–79 and 1991–92 at 1992–93 prices is as shown in the table.
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1978–79 1991–92 Nursery and Primary £ Secondary £ Nursery and Primary £ Secondary £ Manchester 1,250 1,846 1,421 2,285 Oldham 948 1,393 1,582 2,261 Rochdale 1,057 1,591 1,310 2,134 Salford 982 1,505 1,299 2,192 Stockport 926 1,398 1,319 2,135 Tameside 1,001 1,466 1,419 2,100 Trafford 1,038 1,396 1,281 2,107 Wigan 954 1,485 1,257 2,288 Barnsley 1,082 1,519 1,374 2,043 Doncaster 1,275 1,382 1,323 1,997 Rotherham 1,001 1,468 1,465 2,151 Sheffield 1,136 1,589 1,476 2,181 Bradford 1,175 1,387 1,652 1,796 Calderdale 1,043 1,502 1,570 2,010 Kirklees 965 1,343 1,423 2,056 Leeds 1,166 1,225 1,642 1,979 Wakefield 1,052 1,371 1,494 2,113 Gateshead 1,102 1,496 1,562 2,117 Newcastle upon Tyne 1,326 1,762 1,646 2,066 North Tyneside 1,130 1,519 1,402 2,075 South Tyneside 1,253 1,569 1,435 2,041 Sunderland 1,063 1,522 1,427 2,047 Isles of Scilly 1,499 3,133 1,849 4,161 Avon 1,068 1,513 1,435 2,048 Bedfordshire 1,217 1,541 1,511 2,036 Berkshire 1,021 1,488 1,506 2,156 Buckinghamshire 1,018 1,608 1,358 2,095 Cambridgeshire 1,001 1,508 1,417 2,023 Cheshire 1,013 1,527 1,364 2,106 Cleveland 1,060 1,471 1,271 2,111 Cornwall 940 1,496 1,403 1,957 Cumbria 1,049 1,547 1,460 2,175 Derbyshire 976 1,457 1,452 2,199 Devon 951 1,452 1,394 2,004 Dorset 1,035 1,471 1,410 1,922 Durham 1,113 1,485 1,386 2,020 East Sussex 1,010 1,550 1,421 2,018 Essex 948 1,485 1,261 2,274 Gloucestershire 990 1,449 1,425 1,757 Hampshire 943 1,494 1,457 2,132 Hereford and Worcester 962 1,421 1,473 1,961 Hertfordshire 1,105 1,670 1,482 2,237 Hurnberside 1,057 1,457 1,422 2,065 Isle of Wight 1,043 1,393 1,488 1,937 Kent 957 1,491 1,263 2,075 Lancashire 923 1,452 1,535 2,225 Leicestershire 979 1,496 1,498 2,253 Lincolnshire 979 1,550 1,348 2,081 Norfolk 1,032 1,513 1,465 2,116 North Yorkshire 1,063 1,508 1,442 2,152 Northamptonshire 934 1,432 1,355 1,970 Northumberland 1,088 1,494 1,477 1,964 Nottinghamshire 985 1,480 1,625 2,492 Oxfordshire 1,060 1,485 1,635 2,108 Shropshire 934 1,505 1,497 2,349 Somerset 926 1,387 1,349 1,951 Staffordshire 1,068 1,544 1,397 2,045 Suffolk 1,054 1,373 1,250 1,698 Surrey 1,029 1,659 1,460 2,202 Warwickshire 948 1,466 1,338 2,090 West Sussex 934 1,435 1,338 2,085 Wiltshire 965 1,463 1,408 1,947 ENGLAND AVERAGE 988 1,429 1,469 2,145 Note:
1. N/a—Figures currently being reviewed by City of Westminster local education authority.