§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if she will give the total amount spent or to be spent(a) in cash terms and (b) in 1995 prices on education in (i) 1978–79, (ii) 1994–95 and (iii) 1995–96.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe table includes expenditure by central Government and English local authorities in 1978–79 and 1994–95. The 1994–95 figures are based on estimated outturn. Figures for local authority budgeted expenditure on education in 1995–96 are not yet available. Central Government's own expenditure for 1995–96 will total some £10,949 million. Figures include expenditure on mandatory student awards in Wales and for 1978–79 expenditure on universities in Great Britain, but otherwise are for England only.
£million 1978–79 1994–95 Cash 7,459 28,262 Real terms1 21,801 28,262 1 Cash figures adjusted to 1994–95 levels using November 1994 GDP deflator.