HC Deb 20 March 1995 vol 257 cc104-5W
Mr. Hicks

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much was spent per pupil in Cornwall in(a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in each of the last 20 years at constant prices. [15009]

Mr. Robin Squire

The table below shows expenditure by Cornwall local education authority on(a) pre-primary and primary pupils combined, and on (b) secondary pupils from 1974–75 to 1993–94, the latest year for which provisional outturn figures are available.

Cornwall County Council
Spending per pupil (1994–95 prices)
Year Nursery/Primary Secondary
1974–75 1,006 1,832
1975–76 1,009 1,836
1976–77 1,034 1,807
1977–78 1,004 1,744
1978–79 1,035 1,779
1979–80 1,026 1,747
1980–81 1,038 1,597
1981–82 1,079 1,651
1982–83 1,101 1,669
1983–84 1,126 1,699
1984–85 1,124 1,681
1985–86 1,130 1,723
1986–87 1,222 1,886
1987–88 1,317 2,033
1988–89 1,379 2,164
1989–90 1,373 2,123
1990–91 1,381 2,192

Cornwal County Council
Spending per pupil (1994–95 prices)
Year Nursery/Primary Secondary
1991–92 1,534 2,139
1992–93 1,584 2,241
1993–941 1,566 2,203
1 Provisional>

Mr. Hicks

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much was spent in total on education in Cornwall at constant prices in each of the past 20 years.

Mr. Robin Squire

The following table shows total expenditure by Cornwall local education authority from 1974–75 to 1993–94, the latest year for which provisional outturn figures are available. These figures have not been adjusted for any changes of function.

Cornwall County Council gross expenditure (1994–95 prices)
Year £ millions
1974–75 145.5
1975–76 150.0
1976–77 154.8
1977–78 155.0
1978–79 161.0
1979–80 158.0
1980–81 161.2
1981–82 164.2
1982–83 163.9
1983–84 162.6
1984–85 163.4
1985–86 166.2
1986–87 177.4
1987–88 186.8
1988–89 195.0
1989–90 196.0
1990–91 207.5
1991–92 209.3
1992–93 226.8
1993–941 197.0
1 Provisional.

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