§ Mrs. PeacockTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list, by order of the sum involved, the figure per child represented by the 1996–97 education standard spending assessment for(a) primary and (b) secondary school children in each local education authority in England and Wales; and what were the figures for each year since 1979–80. [34442]
§ Mr. Robin Squire[holding answer 26 June 1996]: The information requested for English local education authorities from 1990–91 to 1996–97 is set out in the following table. Comparable figures are not available for the previous system of local government finance that applied before 1990–91. Figures for Welsh local education authorities are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
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Unit cost £ Primary LEA 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 Liverpool 1,717 1,967 2,061 2,113 2,141 2,110 2,203 Barnet 1,670 1,937 2,069 2,130 2,161 2,197 2,203 Hillingdon 1,568 1,822 1,923 1,983 2,120 2,133 2,195 Harrow 1,629 1,888 1,995 2,019 2,110 2,147 2,194 Birmingham 1,737 1,974 2,072 2,131 2,093 2,083 2,173 Sutton 1,535 1,777 1,902 1,972 2,085 2,093 2,162 Bexley 1,524 1,795 1,908 1,972 2,068 2,064 2,124 Middlesbrough — — — — — — 2,109 Kingston 1,558 1,809 1,917 1,957 2,052 2,064 2,108 Havering 1,490 1,732 1,828 1,878 2,057 2,023 2,104 Newcastle 1,603 1,831 1,908 1,949 2,012 2,045 2,104 Wolverhampton 1,697 1,924 2,003 2,030 1,997 1,995 2,081 City of Kingston upon Hull — — — — — — 2,080 Hertfordshire 1,483 1,716 1,842 1,884 1,970 2,010 2,074 Bromley 1,551 1,793 1,883 1,938 2,039 2,013 2,074 Isle of Wight 1,506 1,751 1,875 1,940 2,018 2,016 2,070 Bradford 1,627 1,864 1,971 2,022 1,993 1,986 2,070 Bedfordshire 1,543 1,773 1,896 1,976 2,011 1,995 2,057 Essex 1,477 1,691 1,815 1,882 1,972 1,989 2,055 Sandwell 1,614 1,818 1,910 1,960 1,976 1,986 2,051 Coventry 1,583 1,792 1,892 1,909 1,948 1,984 2,049 Salford 1,569 1,756 1,853 1,919 1,971 1,975 2,047 Berkshire 1,505 1,738 1,855 1,906 1,953 1,988 2,047 East Sussex 1,480 1,698 1,825 1,941 1,986 2,000 2,043 Redcar and Cleveland — — — — — — 2,042 Richmond 1,572 1,826 1,932 1,982 2,001 2,015 2,040 Surrey 1,475 1,704 1,828 1,857 1,921 1,998 2,040 Doncaster 1,526 1,754 1,861 1,905 1,943 1,934 2,039 Kent 1,477 1,695 1,807 1,886 1,960 1,968 2,032 Wirral 1,551 1,788 1,869 1,891 1,959 1,948 2,024 Bucks 1,498 1,720 1,826 1,890 1,962 1,966 2,021 Rochdale 1,537 1,750 1,805 1,863 1,917 1,932 2,017 South Tyneside 1,545 1,756 1,836 1,825 1,923 1,932 2,012 City of Bristol — — — — — — 2,011 Hartlepool — — — — — — 2,010 Oldham 1,551 1,790 1,877 1,866 1,910 1,919 2,008 Gateshead 1,480 1,712 1,828 1,886 1,952 1,937 2,006 Sunderland 1,521 1,736 1,805 1,833 1,925 1,919 2,001 Sheffield 1,503 1,725 1,815 1,874 1,936 1,922 1,996 Walsall 1,539 1,725 1,813 1,829 1,881 1,894 1,991 Hampshire 1,469 1,678 1,788 1,867 1,929 1,930 1,989 West Sussex 1,437 1,656 1,766 1,813 1,918 1,932 1,987 Calderdale 1,506 1,710 1,808 1,869 1,905 1,896 1,986 Oxfordshire 1,473 1,696 1,798 1,872 1,934 1,933 1,985 Cornwall 1,489 1,700 1,799 1,831 1,878 1,893 1,984 Durham 1,496 1,704 1,787 1,805 1,879 1,884 1,983 North Lincolnshire — — — — — — 1,982 Stockton on Tees — — — — — — 1,981 Rotherham 1,479 1,700 1,796 1,819 1,856 1,871 1,978 Nottinghamshire 1,501 1,723 1,821 1,851 1,872 1,883 1,973 Kirklees 1,527 1,746 1,853 1,914 1,912 1,900 1,971 Norfolk 1,472 1,682 1,789 1,815 1,863 1,881 1,971 Lincolnshire 1,505 1,713 1,809 1,850 1,874 1,873 1,969 North Lincolnshire — — — — — — 1,965 Lancashire 1,491 1,705 1,805 1,822 1,867 1,877 1,964 Cambridge 1,458 1,663 1,764 1,802 1,847 1,876 1,962 Bolton 1,517 1,712 1,815 1,863 1,869 1,866 1,958 Devon 1,454 1,661 1,762 1,817 1,865 1,879 1,958 Cumbria 1,455 1,664 1,763 1,820 1,862 1,856 1,957 Sefton 1,463 1,679 1,769 1,788 1,879 1,875 1,955 Bamsley 1,451 1,672 1,765 1,793 1,854 1,869 1,955 Leicestershire 1,476 1,687 1,785 1,821 1,855 1,864 1,954 Shropshire 1,489 1,685 1,774 1,811 1,850 1,862 1,952 Leeds 1,499 1,719 1,813 1,846 1,868 1,864 1,947 North Tyneside 1,451 1,684 1,797 1,779 1,828 1,845 1,946 St. Helens 1,433 1,656 1,729 1,750 1,851 1,845 1,945 North Yorkshire — — — — — — 1,940 Northumberland 1,435 1,641 1,743 1,784 1,838 1,825 1,935 Somerset 1,439 1,643 1,745 1,781 1,833 1,846 1,933 Northamptonshire 1,454 1,655 1,759 1,796 1,823 1,836 1,927 Wiltshire 1,446 1,657 1,750 1,787 1,824 1,835 1,921
Unit cost £ Primary LEA 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 Hereford and Worcester 1,427 1,621 1,712 1,734 1,798 1,827 1,914 Gloucestershire 1,440 1,635 1,731 1,772 1,819 1,836 1,912 Derbyshire 1,431 1,618 1,706 1,739 1,801 1,812 1,911 Wakefield 1,435 1,668 1,761 1,771 1,816 1,825 1,910 Dorset 1,401 1,602 1,714 1,771 1,828 1,833 1,909 Bury 1,408 1,595 1,681 1,699 1,786 1,813 1,909 Tameside 1,486 1,694 1,779 1,785 1,827 1,831 1,908 Warkwickshire 1,433 1,635 1,723 1,754 1,801 1,822 1,906 Trafford 1,454 1,647 1,745 1,758 1,798 1,830 1,905 Wigan 1,400 1,588 1,687 1,727 1,814 1,809 1,905 Cheshire 1,418 1,611 1,703 1,746 1,818 1,817 1,903 Suffolk 1,425 1,628 1,726 1,762 1,807 1,820 1,901 Dudley 1,411 1,604 1,700 1,722 1,802 1,813 1,896 Staffordshire 1,409 1,609 1,704 1,744 1,792 1,805 1,894 East Riding of Yorkshire — — — — — — 1,890 York — — — — — — 1,888 Bath and north east Somerset — — — — — — 1,880 Solihull 1,410 1,600 1.721 1,752 1,808 1,798 1,872 Stockport 1,385 1,586 1,669 1,689 1,779 1,775 1,863 North Somerset — — — — — — 1,863 South Gloucestershire — — — — — — 1,834 Avon 1,428 1,634 1,728 1,779 1,835 1,838 — Cleveland 1,569 1,795 1,894 1,908 1,942 1,940 — Humberside 1,513 1,724 1,817 1,849 1,891 1,891 — North Yorkshire 1,445 1,649 1,738 1,756 1,805 1,827 — England 1,550 1,780 1,889 1,940 1,985 2,000 2,053 Inner London 2,148 2,530 2,692 2,812 2,777 2,891 2,865 Outer London 1,755 2,025 2,146 2,206 2,229 2,238 2,296 Mets 1,510 1,733 1,841 1,897 1,961 1,973 2,038 Shires 1,462 1,670 1,766 1,801 1,848 1,857 1,944 Isles of Scilly 1,506 1,710 1,808 1,869 1,905 1,896 1,986 302W303W
Unit cost £ Secondary LEA 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 Isles of Scilly 3,558 4,155 4,601 4,545 4,570 4,381 4,794 Tower Hamlets 3,386 4,079 4,385 4,425 4,178 4,034 4,051 Lambeth 3,298 4,007 4,331 4,497 4,052 4,463 4,431 Hackney 3,387 4,020 4,283 4,558 4,180 4,359 4,207 Southwark 3,100 3,704 3,953 4,062 3,937 4,090 3,933 Islington 3,061 3,708 3,961 4,114 4,017 3,963 3,889 Camden 2,943 3,462 3,696 3,966 3,850 3,648 3,596 Hammersmith 3,005 3,556 3,802 4,101 3,811 3,777 3,701 Lewisham 2,849 3,443 3,718 3,837 3,766 3,778 3,769 City of London 2,594 3,147 3,306 4,382 4,392 9,055 7,422 Greenwich 2,674 3,231 3,480 3,524 3,621 3,589 3,620 Westminster 3,041 3,598 3,802 3,991 3,677 3,637 3,470 Wandsworth 2,889 3,511 3,756 3,892 3,572 3,617 3,551 Haringey 2,902 3,504 3,778 3,889 3,674 3,583 3,599 Kensington 3,009 3,638 3,828 4,011 3,710 4,071 3,605 Newham 2,879 3,436 3,709 3,766 3,653 3,439 3,490 Brent 2,856 3,375 3,604 3,701 3,441 3,448 3,504 Waltham Forest 2,686 3,178 3,393 3,498 3,421 3,261 3,348 Ealing 2,632 3,109 3,360 3,488 3,302 3,224 3,246 Hounslow 2,456 2,917 3,122 3,145 3,128 2,959 3,072 Manchester 2,533 2,985 3,153 3,211 3,107 3,072 3,141 Enfield 2,407 2,858 3,054 3,088 3,091 2,941 3,034 Croydon 2,405 2,846 3,068 3,112 3,083 3,050 3,089 Barking 2,402 2,824 3,034 3,042 3,107 2,951 3,057 Redbridge 2,316 2,722 2,936 3,038 3,040 2,884 2,970 Knowsley 2,395 2,767 3,003 3,032 3,087 2,986 3,055 Merton 2,381 2,802 3,007 3,080 3,028 2,904 2,948 Liverpool 2,445 2,860 3,019 3,075 3,002 2,821 2,924 Barnet 2,374 2,812 3,027 3,094 3,024 2,883 2,897 Hillingdon 2,228 2,642 2,809 2,878 2,967 2,838 2,930 304W305W
Secondary LEA 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 Harrow 2,315 2,739 2,916 2,930 2,952 2,898 2,951 Birmingham 2,475 2,871 3,037 3,101 2,934 2,794 2,907 Sutton 2,180 2,576 2,779 2,860 2,916 2,722 2,829 Bexley 2,163 2,602 2,787 2,861 2,893 2,734 2,831 Middlesbrough — — — — — — 2,859 Kingston 2,213 2,622 2,801 2,839 2,870 2,720 2,787 Havering 2,114 2,508 2,668 2,722 2,877 2,686 2,816 Newcastle 2,282 2,659 2,792 2,832 2,820 2,717 2,793 Wolverhampton 2,417 2,796 2,934 2,952 2,798 2,691 2,807 City of Kingston upon Hull — — — — — — 2,789 Hertfordshire 2,105 2,486 2,689 2,732 2,754 2,663 2,754 Bromley 2,203 2,598 2,750 2,811 2,851 2,678 2,744 Isle of Wight 2,138 2,537 2,739 2,813 2,819 2,696 2,755 Bradford 2,316 2,708 2,885 2,940 2,791 2,679 2,777 Bedfordshire 2,193 2,570 2,772 2,867 2,812 2,664 2,750 Essex 2,097 2,449 2,650 2,729 2,756 2,647 2,749 Sandwell 2,297 2,641 2,796 2,849 2,768 2,642 2,734 Coventry 2,253 2,602 2,769 2,773 2,728 2,648 2,731 Salford 2,232 2,549 2,711 2,788 2,762 2,652 2,747 Berkshire 2,137 2,519 2,709 2,764 2,730 2,664 2,733 East Sussex 2,101 2,460 2,666 2,816 2,776 2,672 2,728 Redcar and Cleveland — — — — — — 2,698 Richmond 2,234 2,648 2,823 2,875 2,797 2,635 2,660 Surrey 2,093 2,464 2,667 2,691 2,684 2,679 2,723 Doncaster 2,169 2,544 2,720 2,765 2,717 2,572 2,719 Kent 2,098 2,455 2,638 2,734 2,740 2,620 2,714 Wirral 2,207 2,597 2,735 2,746 2,744 2,606 2,690 Bucks 2,127 2,492 2,666 2,740 2,741 2,630 2,715 Rochdale 2,187 2,540 2,639 2,706 2,684 2,608 2,711 South Tyneside 2,197 2,549 2,685 2,649 2,692 2,562 2,681 City of Bristol — — — — — — 2,759 Hartlepool — — — — — — 2,673 Oldham 2,206 2,599 2,746 2,709 2,674 2,530 2,646 Gateshead 2,104 2,484 2,673 2,739 2,733 2,601 2,691 Sunderland 2,163 2,520 2,640 2,661 2,695 2,549 2,673 Sheffield 2,137 2,503 2,655 2,722 2,711 2,565 2,679 Walsall 2,189 2,503 2,652 2,656 2,633 2,501 2,634 Hampshire 2,086 2,432 2,611 2,707 2,696 2,575 2,657 West Sussex 2,039 2,398 2,578 2,628 2,679 2,571 2,647 Calderdale 2,141 2,481 2,643 2,714 2,665 2,527 2,650 Oxfordshire 2,091 2,456 2,624 2,714 2,700 2,575 2,625 Cornwall 2,114 2,463 2,627 2,654 2,622 2,522 2,644 Durham 2,125 2,471 2,611 2,618 2,627 2,512 2,649 North east Lincolnshire — — — — — — 2,638 Stockton on Tees — — — — — — 2,622 Rotherham 2,102 2,466 2,625 2,640 2,596 2,462 2,609 Nottinghamshire 2,134 2,499 2,662 2,687 2,618 2,506 2,630 Kirklees 2,171 2,533 2,710 2,779 2,675 2,539 2,637 Norfolk 2,090 2,437 2,612 2,632 2,601 2,508 2,630 Lincolnshire 2,137 2,482 2,642 2,682 2,616 2,483 2,630 North Lincolnshire — — — — — — 2,595 Lancashire 2,119 2,472 2,639 2,644 2,611 2,502 2,616 Cambridge 2,070 2,409 2,576 2,613 2,580 2,508 2,615 Bolton 2,158 2,485 2,654 2,705 2,616 2,488 2,603 Devon 2,064 2,407 2,574 2,635 2,605 2,506 2,609 Cumbria 2,066 2,410 2,575 2,639 2,600 2,470 2,598 Sefton 2,079 2,435 2,586 2,596 2,630 2,492 2,590 Barnsley 2,061 2,425 2,580 2,602 2,594 2,489 2,117 Leicestershire 2,097 2,446 2,608 2,642 2,593 2,483 2,601 Shropshire 2,114 2,441 2,589 2,625 2,583 2,479 2,596 Leeds 2,131 2,494 2,652 2,680 2,613 2,480 2,597 North Tyneside 2,063 2,444 2,628 2,582 2,557 2,483 2,620 St. Helens 2,035 2,402 2,527 2,539 2,590 2,467 2,609 North Yorkshire — — — — — — 2,650 Northumberland 2,036 2,377 2,544 2,587 2,566 2,421 2,582 Somerset 2,041 2,379 2,547 2,582 2,558 2,489 2,580 Northamptonshire 2,064 2,398 2,569 2,604 2,547 2,448 2,568 Wiltshire 2,053 2,401 2,555 2,590 2,546 2,451 2,561 Hereford and Worcester 2,026 2,348 2,500 2,513 2,511 2,439 2,556 Gloucestershire 2,044 2,369 2,528 2,569 2,541 2,435 2,542 Derbyshire 2,032 2,345 2,491 2,522 2,516 2,415 2,555
Unit cost £ Secondary LEA 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 Wakefield 2,038 2,418 2,574 2,569 2,539 2,421 2,536 Dorset 1,988 2,321 2,502 2,569 2,554 2,440 2,536 Bury 2,001 2,313 2,456 2,464 2,498 2,405 2,517 Tameside 2,113 2,458 2,601 2,590 2,556 2,428 2,530 Warwickshire 2,034 2,369 2,516 2,543 2,516 2,433 2,543 Trafford 2,066 2,389 2,550 2,551 2,515 2,420 2,518 Wigan 1,989 2,302 2,464 2,505 2,537 2,391 2,523 Cheshire 2,013 2,334 2,487 2,532 2,542 2,408 2,529 Suffolk 2,022 2,358 2,520 2,553 2,522 2,422 2,538 Dudley 2,005 2,326 2,484 2,498 2,521 2,408 2,526 Staffordshire 2,000 2,332 2,489 2,528 2,504 2,398 2,520 East Riding of Yorkshire — — — — — — 2,517 York — — — — — — 2,533 Bath and north east Somerset — — — — — — 2,462 Solihull 2,002 2,319 2,514 2,542 2,527 2,376 2,468 Stockport 1,967 2,299 2,437 2,449 2,484 2,374 2,482 North Somerset — — — — — — 2,462 South Gloucestershire — — — — — — 2,442 Avon 2,028 2,369 2,524 2,582 2,566 2,460 — Cleveland 2,231 2,606 2,772 2,772 2,719 2,589 — Humberside 2,150 2,500 2,656 2,684 2,644 2,509 — North Yorkshire 2,050 2,387 2,537 2,544 2,518 2,422 — England 2,192 2,569 2,746 2,800 2,765 2,655 2,728 Inner London 3,058 3,676 3,939 4,091 3,894 3,889 3,834 Outer London 2,493 2,935 3,136 3,203 3,120 2,993 3,067 Mets 2,144 2,510 2,688 2,751 2,742 2,630 2,722 Shires 2,076 2,420 2,580 2,612 2,582 2,472 2,589 2,507 Isles of Scilly 2,141 2,481 2,643 2,714 2,665 2,527 2,650