§ Dr. Jack CunninghamTo ask the Secretary. of State for Education and Employment what estimate he has made of spending per pupil in real terms in(a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in Cumbria in (i) 1997–98, (ii) 1998–99 and (iii) 1999–2000; and if he will make a statement. [115068]
§ Ms Estelle Morris[holding answer 20 March 2000]: The following table shows the education standard spending assessment (SSA) per primary and secondary pupil and the DfEE special and specific grant allocations per primary and secondary pupil for the years 1997–98 to 2000–01 for Cumbria Local Education Authority. The special and specific grant totals include the money for schools announced in the Budget on 21 March.
£ Standard Spending Assessment Special and Specific Grants per primary pupil per secondary pupil per primary pupil per secondary pupil 1997–98 2,022 2,644 36 29 1998–99 2,133 2,774 84 69 1999–2000 2,255 2,887 143 98 2000–01 2,357 3,032 275 209