§ Mr. Derek TwiggTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what has been the average expenditure per pupil in (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in(a) Halton and (b) Cheshire local education authorities in (1) 1997–98, (2) 1998–99 and (3) 1999–2000; and what the amount is for 2000–01. [148847]
§ Ms Estelle Morris[holding answer 14 February 2001]: The following table sets out the overall resources per pupil made available to Halton and Cheshire local education authorities for compulsory primary and secondary education, in both cash and real terms.
Standard spending assessment and special/specific grants 1 £ per pupil Primary (5–10) (cash) Secondary (11–15) (cash) Primary (5–10) (real terms) Secondary (11–15) (real terms) Halton 1997–982 2,160 2,840 2,320 3,050 1998–99 2,280 2,980 2,380 3,110 1999–2000 2,480 3,130 2,530 3,200 2000–01 2,780 3,430 2,780 3,430 Cheshire 1997–982 1,990 2,570 2,140 2,760 1998–99 2,100 2,700 2,190 2,810 1999–2000 2,280 2,840 2,330 2,890 2000–01 2,480 3,050 2,480 3,050 1 Rounded to nearest £10 2 Notional figures assuming an apportionment, in accordance with post April 1998 local government re-organisation Under this Government, funding per pupil has already increased by over £300 nationally in real terms, and it will increase by a further £150 per pupil for 2001–02. 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. The following table shows the average net institutional expenditure per pupil in pre-primary/primary and secondary schools in Halton and Cheshire, for the financial years 1997–98 and 1998–99, the latest year for which this information is currently available. These figures are not comparable with the funding figures above. They cover school based outturn expenditure, but not the cost of meals, or of centrally run activities such as home to school transport and certain special educational needs services.
Halton local education authority became a local education authority from April 1998. The figures shown here for 1997–98 are for Cheshire prior to the reorganisation.
£ (cash) 1997–981 1998–991 Halton Pre-primary/primary — 1,870 Secondary — 2,490 Cheshire Pre-primary/primary 1,710 1,770 Secondary 2,320 2,360 1 Rounded to the nearest £10