HL Deb 10 July 1995 vol 565 c102WA
Baroness David

asked Her Majesty's Government:

On what basis the Prime Minister said in his statement in the House of Commons on 18 April 1995 that spending on school books had been increased by 50 per cent. over and above inflation since 1979.

Lord Henley

The figures are set out in Table 5 of the Department for Education and Office for Standards in Education Departmental Report (Cm 2810), a copy of which is in the Library. Between 1979–80 and 1993–94, spending per pupil on books and equipment increased in real terms by 55 per cent.