School Pupil Costs

HC Deb 13 November 1996 vol 285 cc257-8W

Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the recurrent cost per pupil in primary, secondary and special education in each year since 1989–90, starting with the current cost in that year equalling 100. [3009]

Mr. Ancram

Expenditure per pupil figures in constant prices is as follows:

	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95
Primary:1992–93(£1,429) = 100	100	107	114
Secondary: 1992–93 (£2,243) = 100	100	105	111

Information for primary and secondary is not available for 1989–90,1990–91 or 1991–92 on a comparable basis. Summary information on all forms of special education is not available.