§ Mr. AllasonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much was available for the local education authority in Devon to spend on each pupil, on average, in(a) 1994–95, (b) 1995–96 and (c) 1996–97. [37424]
§ Mr. Robin SquireAllocations of education standard spending spending assessments—SSA—per pupil for 5 to 10-year-olds, 11 to 15-year-olds and over-16s are shown in the table. Actual expenditure per pupil is for the local education authority to decide: LEAs can and do spend more or less on education than is provided in their education SSA.
£ per pupil 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 5 to 10-year-olds 1,865 1,879 1,958 11 to 15-year-olds 2,605 2,506 2,609 Over-16s 3,484 3,350 3,280