HC Deb 10 November 1999 vol 337 c540W
Mr. Gill

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what percentage increase in education SSA has been set for Shropshire for the forthcoming financial year. [98164]

Ms Estelle Morris

Details of the proposed education Standard Spending Assessment for the financial year 2000–01 will be announced by the Department for the Environment, Transport and the Regions in late November.

Mr. Gill

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what the education SSA is for a pupil of(a) primary and (b) secondary school age in (i) the London borough of Southwark and (ii) Shropshire. [98163]

Ms Estelle Morris

The following table shows the primary and secondary Standard Spending Assessment (SSA) per pupil for the London borough of Southwark and Shropshire county council for 1999–2000.

1999–2000 SSA per pupil
£ per pupil
Primary Secondary
Southwark 3,396 4,377
Shropshire 2,220 2,837