HC Deb 02 May 2000 vol 349 c89W
Dr. Jack Cunningham

To 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