§ Mr. AshdownTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) what is his latest estimate for real spending on secondary schools in Somerset for each year from 1992–93 to 2000–01; and if he will make a statement; [121222]
(2) what is his estimate of real spending per pupil in secondary schools in Somerset for each year from 1992–93 394W to 2000–01, expressed in 1998–99 prices; and if he will make a statement. [121223]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisSpending on secondary schools in Somerset, and on a per pupil basis, from 1992–93 to 1998–99, the latest year for which this information is available, is set out in the table. The figures are based on Net Institutional Expenditure and expressed at 1998–99 prices.
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Secondary spending at 1998–99 prices £ million £ per pupil 1992–93 71.5 2,578 1993–94 67.3 2,446 1994–95 66.3 2,381 1995–96 68.2 2,424 1996–97 66.4 2,352 1997–98 65.2 2,295 1998–99 1 68.5 1 2,378 1 Provisional The next table sets out the resources being made available to Somerset local education authority for secondary education as part of the drive to raise standards. These figures are not directly comparable with the net institutional figures set out above. The special and specific grant totals include the money for schools announced in the Budget on 21 March.
£ per pupil secondary Standard Spending Assessment Special and Specific Grants 1998–99 2,747 66 1999–2000 2,859 100 2000–01 2,984 199