§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what is the average cost per pupil in(a) primary and (b) secondary schools for (i) teaching staff, (ii) books, (iii) equipment and (iv) premises refurbishment, as estimated by the Government, in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe table shows LEA expenditure per pupil in pre-primary, primary and secondary schools on (i) teaching staff, (ii) books and equipment combined, and (iii) repairs and maintenance. Figures disaggregating expenditure on books and equipment are not collected. Equivalent information on grant-maintained schools is not available.
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LEA expenditure per pupil (in 1993–94 prices) Teaching staff Books and Equipment Repairs and Maintenance Year Nursery and Primary Secondary Nursery and Primary Secondary Nursery and Primary Secondary £ £ £ £ £ £ 1991–92 1,057 1,609 58 99 75 112 1992–93 1,116 1,672 61 101 73 101 1993–941 1,100 1,596 61 101 71 94 1 provisional—figures include unchecked data on 85 LEAs and estimated figures for 24 LEAs.
§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what is the average cost per pupil in(a) primary and (b) secondary schools for (i) teaching staff, (ii) books, (iii) equipment and (iv) premises refurbishment, estimated for each local education authority in the last two years.
§ Mr. Robin SquireI have placed tables in the Library showing LEA expenditure per pupil in pre-primary, primary and secondary schools on, (i) teaching staff, (ii) books and equipment combined, and (iii) repairs and maintenance. Information is given for 1991–92 and 1992–93, the latest year for which final figures for each LEA are available. Figures disaggregating expenditure on books and equipment are not collected. Equivalent information on grant-maintained schools is not available.
§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the average cost per pupil in(a) primary and (b) secondary schools of meeting the requirements of the national curriculum for each year since 1989.
§ Mr. ForthSchools meet the requirements of the national curriculum largely from within their own unhypothecated resources. Central Government expenditure specifically on the implementation of the national curriculum in the financial years in question has been:
£ million 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–951 Expenditure 90 99 131 140 141 127 Expenditure per pupil 15 17 22 23 23 22 1Estimate Most of this expenditure has been in the form of grants for education support and training and, to a much lesser extent, grants to the Schools Curriculum and Assessment Authority and its predecessors: it is not possible to separate out this expenditure as between primary and secondary education other than pro rata to pupil numbers.