HC Deb 26 April 1999 vol 330 cc79-80W
Mr. Wilshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much central Government money was spent per capita in 1998 in Wales on(a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools, (c) further education colleges and (d) universities. [82200]

Mr. Hain

The majority of central Government money for education in schools is provided to local authorities by the unhypothecated revenue support settlement, and in 1997–98 (on the latest information available) the local authority unit costs per pupil are:

£
Nursery and primary 1,902
Secondary 2,609
Nursery, primary and secondary 2,187

arrangements have been enhanced. Initiatives include assessments of local authorities' emergency planning arrangements and a series of inter-agency events and seminars, delivered in central London, at the Emergency Planning College and in regional centres.

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