HC Deb 17 November 1997 vol 301 cc24-5W
Mr. Laurence Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list for each local education authority in Wales for each of the three recent years(a) the actual expenditure on service strategy and regulation, (b) the actual expenditure within the general schools budget on education, management and administration, (c) the outturn expenditure within the general schools budget, (d) the outturn expenditure within the potential schools budget, (e) the outturn expenditure within the aggregate schools budget and (f) the number of pupils in the relevant year. [16095]

Mr. Hain

Information is available up to and including 1995–96. The details which relate to the former county councils are as follows:

Expenditure by Welsh LEAs
SSR (£k) Admin (£k) GSB (£k) PSB (k) ASB (k) Pupil Number
Mid Glamorgan 696 175 153,661 126,924 109,912 97,653
Powys 1,758 56 54,935 41,177 36,350 19,586
South Glamorgan 78 1,553 157,600 126,681 109,669 66,306
West Glamorgan 2,007 619 142,456 124,132 109,766 58,792
Wales Total 6,336 7,100 1,152,023 939,131 815,488 473,009

Notes:

SSR = Gross expenditure on service strategy and regulation (source (R01 returns).

* SSR figures for Dyfed and Powys (1993–94 only) are not separately available.

Admin = Actual expenditure on management and administration in education department.

—Powys figures are admin costs for special schools only—funding is delegated to primary and secondary schools.

GSB = General schools budget)

PSB = Potential schools budget)

ASB = Aggregated schools budget) } Source: section 42 out-turn statements.

Pupil Number = Number of full-time equivalent pupils on roll in primary, secondary and special schools in January.