§ Mr. DevlinTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what the average spending per pupil is in secondary schools in the northern region; and what the figure was in 1978 at current prices.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe table below shows expenditure by 32 LEAs in the north of England on secondary pupils, for 1978–79 and 1992–93, the latest year for which final information is available, in 1994–95 prices. The average is an increase in real terms in 54 per cent. 869W
Northern region Secondary schools Cost per pupil 1978–79 in 1994–95 prices £ Cost per pupil 1992–93 in 1994–95 prices £ Bolton 1,470 2,396 Bury 1,434 2,071 Manchester 1,876 2,550 Oldham 1,450 2,600 Rochdale 1,645 2,294 Salford 1,558 2,221 Stockport 1,446 2,405 Tameside 1,509 2,281 Trafford 1,430 2,396 Wigan 1,540 2,403 Barnsley 1,573 2,261 Doncaster 1,416 2,294 Rotherham 1,517 2,402 Sheffield 1,637 2,325 Bradford 1,416 1,915 Calderdale 1,505 2,274 Kirklees 1,402 2,313 Leeds 1,252 2,520 Wakefield 1,407 2,179 Gateshead 1,534 2,400 Newcastle upon Tyne 1,779 2,243 North Tyneside 1,570 2,332 South Tyneside 1,613 2,310 Sunderland 1,569 2,246 Cheshire 1,527 2,178 Cleveland 1,520 2,644 Cumbria 1,541 2,424 Durham 1,472 2,169 Humberside 1,480 2,342 Lancashire 1,477 2,439 North Yorkshire 1,487 2,376 Northumberland 1,489 1,966 Total (average) 1,504 2,321