§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on expenditure on secondary education since April 1997. [99366]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe unit cost per secondary school pupil in England in 1997–98 was £2,480. This rose to £2,490 in 1998–99. We expect the upward trend to continue and have provided funding to ensure that it does. The projected estimates for the period to 2001–02 are as follows:
£ Year 1999–2000 2,540 2000–01 2,610 2001–02 2,680 In contrast, between 1992–93 and 1997–98, secondary funding fell by £200 per pupil.