HC Deb 30 November 2000 vol 357 cc813-4W
Mr. Hilary Benn

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what the total spending was on schools in Leeds local education authority in each of the last 10 years in(a) cash and (b) real terms; and what was the spending per pupil on the same basis in that period. [137367]

Ms Estelle Morris

Spending on schools in Leeds, from 1990–91 to 1998–99, the latest year for which this information is available, is set out in the following table. The figures are based on Net Institutional Expenditure and expressed in cash terms and at 2000–01 prices.

Net Institutional Expenditure Per pupil
(a) cash £000 (b) real terms £000 (a)cash £ (b) real terms £
1990–91 172,020 230,710 1,670 2,240
1991–92 194,360 245,580 1,870 2,360
1992–93 203,800 257,510 1,920 2,350
1993–94 205,810 245,320 1,900 2,270
1994–95 213,080 250,470 1,940 2,280
1995–96 219,810 251,160 1,990 2,270
1996–97 228,860 253,340 2,060 2,280
1997–98 226,080 243,370 2,030 2,180
1998–99 248,240 259,640 2,220 2,320

The following table sets out the resources made available to Leeds local education authority since 1995–96. The special and specific grant totals include the money for schools announced in the Budget on 21 March 2000. These figures are not directly comparable with the net institutional expenditure figures set out: they show an increase in funding per pupil of £60 in real terms between 1995–96 and 1997–98; with a much larger real terms increase over the last three years of £430 per pupil.

Funding per pupil at 2000–01 prices1
£ per pupil
Standard Spending Assessment Special and Specific Grants SSA and Special/ Specific Grants
1995–96 2,440 30 2,470
1996–97 2,470 30 2,490
1997–98 2,490 40 2,530
1998–99 2,550 40 2,590
1999–00 2,610 120 2,730
2000–01 2,680 280 2,960
1Figures have been rounded to the nearest £10.

It is not possible to provide comparable figures from before 1995–96, because of changes to the SSA methodology between 1994–95 and 1995–96.