§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the average amount of money spent by her Department on a pupil in a public sector school at(a) primary and (b) secondary level for each academic year since 1981. [5795]
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe following table shows in both cash and 1993–94 prices, the net institutional expenditure per pupil in local education authority-maintained(a) pre-primary and primary and (b) secondary schools, in each financial year between 1981–82 and 1993–94, the latest year for which outturn figures are available. These figures are available only in financial years.
National Unit Costs Pre-Primary and Secondary Schools Net Institutional Expenditure Pre-primary and Primary Secondary Year cash terms £ 1993–prices £ Cash terms £ 1993–94 prices £ 1981–82 621 1,174 865 1,635 1982–83 682 1,203 942 1,662 1983–84 732 1,234 1,014 1,710 1984–85 767 1,232 1,086 1,744 1985–86 817 1,244 1,177 1,792 1986–87 905 1,337 1,340 1,980 1987–88 1,006 1,411 1,517 2,128 1988–89 1,101 1,448 1,692 2,225 1989–90 1,210 1,487 1,852 2,276 1990–91 1,339 1,524 2,015 2,293 1991–92 1,468 1,572 2,147 2,300 1992–93 1,583 1,629 2,256 2,322 1993–94 1,630 1,630 2,245 2,245