§ 27. Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment by how much spending per pupil will increase in real terms between 2000–01 and 2003–04. [132616]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisTotal funding per pupil in England has increased by over £300 per pupil in real terms since 1997. The Year 2000 Spending Review means a real terms increase in planned spending of £370 over the three years bringing the total to almost £700 per pupil between 1997–98 and 2003–04. Spending per pupil fell by £60 in real terms under the last three years of the previous administration.
§ Mr. HesfordTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on the level of spending per school pupil since May 1997. [134221]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisUnder this Government, funding per pupil has already increased by over £300 (to some £3,100 per pupil this year). In this year alone it has risen by £180. Under the last Government, funding per pupil fell by £60 in real terms between 1994–95 and 1997–98. There will be further increases in funding following the year 2000 spending review: a further £370 per pupil over the three-year period, taking the total increase to nearly £700 between 1997–98 and 2003–04.