§ Mr. KidneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the(a) education standard spending assessment and (b) outturn education spending for Staffordshire local education authority for (i) 1997–98 and (ii) 1998–99, per (1) primary pupil and (2) secondary pupil. [101959]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe following table sets out, for Staffordshire local education authority, per primary pupil and secondary pupil, the education standard spending assessment and outturn education spending for 1997–98. Figures for 1998–99 are not yet available. I will write to my hon. Friend when the figures he requests are available and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library.
£ Per primary pupil Per secondary pupil Education SSA 1997–98 1,935 2,533 1998–99 2,037 2,653 Net institutional expenditure 1997–98 1,575 2,115 Note:
Net institutional outturn figures are derived from LEAs' returns of their spending to the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions on revenue outturn form R01. The ROI and SSA figures have a different coverage and are not directly comparable.