§ 32. Mr. LuffTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment by what percentage he estimates real expenditure per pupil in Worcestershire will change in the next financial year; and if he will make a statement. [29914]
§ Mr. ByersThe real terms change in the level of expenditure per pupil in Worcestershire depends on budget decisions taken by the County Council. Worcestershire's education SSA for 1998–99 represents an increase of some £7 million or 3.9 per cent. in cash terms after allowing for the effects of local government reorganisation.