§ Shona McIsaacTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the amount spent per pupil in each unitary authority in England for 1996–97 and the projected investment per pupil for the year, indicating the percentage change between the figures. [24060]
§ Mr. ByersThe following table gives the information requested for those unitary authorities formed as a result of Local Government Reorganisation. The figures are derived from the budget and outturn statements produced by the local education authorities under section 122 of the 1996 Education Act, for the financial year 1996–97.
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£per pupil Budget GSB Outturn GSB Percentage change Bath and North-east Somerset 2,498 2,542 0.02 Bristol 2,637 1n/r —
£ per pupil Budget GSB Outturn GSB Percentage change North Somerset 2,442 2,525 0.03 South Gloucestershire 2,517 2,466 -0.02 Hartlepool 2,197 2,063 -0.06 Middlesbrough 2,635 2,675 0.02 Redcar and Cleveland 2,274 2,259 -0.01 Stockton on Tees 2,273 2,247 -0.01 Hull 2,241 2,211 -0.01 East Riding 2,396 2,417 0.01 North-east Lincolnshire 2,328 2,325 0.00 North Lincolnshire 2,413 2,444 0.01 North Yorkshire 2,307 2,326 0.01 York 2,186 2,209 0.01 Isle of Wight 2,298 2,407 0.05 1 n/r indicates 1996–97 Outturn Statement not yet completed by the LEA. The General Schools Budget (GSB) for any financial year for each LEA is defined as the amount appropriated by the authority for meeting expenditure in the year in respect of all schools required to be covered in the year by an scheme made by the authority (s101(3)a Education Act 1996).