§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was(a) the total education standard spending assessment for England and (b) the latest estimate of the actual expenditure by local authorities on education for 1995–1996. [2249]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordThe information is as follows:
Expenditure on education by English local authorities 1995–96 £ million (a) Standard spending assessment 17,024 (b) Budgeted net revenue expenditure 17,821