Performance and Spending

HC Deb 22 May 1996 vol 278 c253W

18. Mr. David Nicholson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will make a statement on the relationship between performance standards and spending in schools. [29111]

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

The most important factors in school performance are leadership and the quality of teaching. There is no close correlation between performance and spending on education.

Lady Olga Maitland

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what assessment she has made of the correlation between performance and spending on education. [29090]

Mr. Robin Squire

The most important factors in school performance are leadership and the quality of teaching. There is no close correlation between performance and spending on education.