HC Deb 20 March 1997 vol 292 c879W
Sir John Stanley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was education spending

Pre-primary/primary Secondary Combined
Year Cash terms £ Real terms £ Cash terms £ Real terms £ Cash terms £ Real terms £
1979–80 429 1,128 607 1,596 513 1,348
1995–961 1,629 1,670 2,286 2,343 1,909 1,957
1 These figures exclude grant-maintained schools.