§ Mr. McLoughlinTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much is currently spent on education in each local education authority; and to what extent this has changed in relation to last year's figures in(a) real and (b) percentage terms. [16791]
§ Mr. RichardsThe information requested is given in the following table.
Net current expenditure on education (excluding school meals and milk)1 Percentage increase between3 1993–94 and 1994–95 1994–952 (£ million) Real terms Per cent. Cash Per cent. Clwyd 169.1 -1 1 Dyfed 161.9 -0 2 Gwent 198.8 -1 1 Gwynedd 100.3 0 2 Mid Glamorgan 253.1 -1 1 Powys 55.3 -1 1 South Glamorgan 168.2 2 4 West Glamorgan 157.7 -3 -1 Total Wales 1,264.4 -1 1 1 Includes residual expenditure on further and higher education and LEA payments in respect of grant-maintained schools. 2Budgets. 3Increase in 1994–95 budgets over 1993–94 revised estimates.