HC Deb 22 November 1995 vol 267 cc188-9W
Mrs. Peacock

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much was spent in total on school education in Kirklees in each year since 1974 at constant prices. [1337]

Mr. Robin Squire

The following table shows, at 1993–94 prices, the expenditure on pre-primary, primary and secondary education by Kirklees local education authority from 1974–75 to 1993–94, the latest year for which figures are available. These figures have not been adjusted for any changes of function.

Kirklees: Gross expenditure on school education 1993–94 prices
Year £ million
1974–75 105.95
1975–76 100.88
1976–77 99.35
1977–78 93.43
1978–79 95.29
1979–80 93.30
1980–81 98.50
1981–82 101.25
1982–83 100.95
1983–84 98.98
1984–85 100.83
1985–86 102.70
1986–87 109.63
1987–88 112.72
1988–89 117.55
1989–90 119.37
1990–91 115.73
1991–92 110.90
1992–93 132.76
1993–94 113.55

Mrs. Peacock

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much was spent in total on education in Kirklees in each year since 1974 at constant prices. [1338]

Mr. Squire

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

Kirklees: Gross Expenditure 1993–94 Prices
Year £ million
1974–75 190.40
1975–76 185.80
1976–77 186.25
1977–78 182.23
1978–79 184.58
1979–80 186.43
1980–81 187.96
1981–82 192.16
1982–83 192.53
1983–84 190.61
1984–85 191.22
1985–86 196.31
1986–87 210.86
1987–88 219.34
1988–89 223.28
1989–90 196.38
1990–91 194.70
1991–92 195.07
1992–93 201.43
1993–94 174.98

Mrs. Peacock

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will set out the changes in real terms for education spending for each sector in Kirklees since 1980. [1339]

Mr. Squire

The increase in expenditure by Kirklees local education authority on pre-primary and primary education and secondary education, between 1979–80 and 1993–94, the latest year for which outturn figures are available, is as follows.

Kirklees LEA: Net recurrent expenditure, real terms
Year Pre-Primary and Primary Education £000 Secondary Education £000
1979–80 37,756 46,029
1993–94 63,921 62,046
Increase 26,165 (40.9 per cent.) 16,017 (25.8 per cent.)