HC Deb 27 February 1996 vol 272 cc460-1W
Mr. Steinberg

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much was spent in total on school education in Durham, in each year since 1979. [17210]

Mr. Robin Squire

The following table shows in cash and 1995 prices gross expenditure for pre-primary, primary and secondary education by Durham local education authority from 1979–80 to 1993–94, the latest year for which figures are available. These figures have not been adjusted for any changes of function.

Gross expenditure on schools—Durham county council
£ million
Cash terms Real terms
1979–80 64,426 161.000
1980–81 78.888 166.613
1981–82 85.288 164.243
1982–83 89.281 160.502
1983–84 91.786 157.692
1984–85 93.842 153.510
1985–86 99.253 153.924
1986–87 107.785 162.261
1987–88 117.785 168.611
1988–89 126.568 169.558
1989–90 139.931 175.223
1990–91 151.933 176.132
1991–92 158.585 173.041
1992–93 203.717 213.596
1993–94 185,618 189.101