HC Deb 24 October 1995 vol 264 cc607-9W
Sir David Knox

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much was spent in total on education in Staffordshire in each of the past 25 years, at constant prices. [37667]

Mr. Robin Squire

The table shows expenditure by Staffordshire local education authority from 1970–71 to 1993–94, the latest year for which figures are available. The figures have not been adjusted for any changes of function.

Gross expenditure (1993–94 prices)
Staffordshire county council £ million
1970–71 264.12
1971–72 279.46
1972–73 297.28
1973–74 320.22
1974–75 451.10
1975–76 463.65
1976–77 469.50
1977–78 450.99
1978–79 461.05
1979–80 451.17
1980–81 459.07
1981–82 466.49
1982–83 456.00
1983–84 461.19
1984–85 449.32
1985–86 440.32
1986–87 460.01
1987–88 472.42
1988–89 481.56
1989–90 457.29
1990–91 465.41
1991–92 470.05
1992–93 512.69
1993–94 405.15

Sir David Knox

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much was spent per pupil in Staffordshire(a) in primary schools and (b) in secondary schools in each of the past 25 years, at constant prices. [37671]

Mr. Squire

The table shows expenditure by Staffordshire local education authority on(a) pre-primary and primary pupils combined, and on (b) secondary pupils from 1974–75 and 1993–94, the latest year for which figures are available. Equivalent figures prior to 1974–75 are not readily available centrally. The figures differ from those in my answer of 28 February 1995, Official Report, column 536, because firm figures are now available for 1993–94, and because a revised GDP deflator has been applied.

Unit costs (1994–95 prices)
£
Pre-;primary/primary Secondary
Staffordshire county council
1974–75 1,195 1,938
1975–76 1,201 2,001
1976–77 1,220 1,944
1977–78 1,164 1,824
1978–79 1,178 1,817
1979–80 1,192 1,778
1980–81 1,183 1,636
1981–82 1,250 1,707
1982–83 1,276 1,705
1983–84 1,320 1,759
1984–85 1,285 1,761
1985–86 1,278 1,817
Unit costs (1994–95 prices)
£
Pre-primary/primary Secondary
1986–87 1,340 1,968
1987–88 1,414 2,108
1988–89 1,438 2,219
1989–90 1,448 2,242
1990–91 1,460 2,173
1991–92 1,524 2,231
1992–93 1,533 2,189
1993–94 1,561 2,114

Sir David Knox

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much was spent in total on school education in Staffordshire in each of the past 25 years, at constant prices. [37663]

Mr. Squire

The table shows expenditure on per-primary, and primary and secondary education by Staffordshire local education authority from 1970–71 and 1993–94, the latest year for which figures are available. These figures have not been adjusted for any changes of function.

Expenditure on school education (1993–94 prices)
£ million
Staffordshire county council
1970–71 156.23
1971–72 165.64
1972–73 175.95
1973–74 191.14
1974–75 283.80
1975–76 289.81
1976–77 292.80
1977–78 278.39
1978–79 281.47
1979–80 276.93
1980–81 288.04
1981–82 292.34
1982–83 285.42
1983–84 287.83
1984–85 277.12
1985–86 274.36
1986–87 282.80
1987–88 291.86
1988–89 293.64
1989–90 301.35
1990–91 304.63
1991–92 295.94
1992–93 353.99
1993–94 290.65