Education Spending (East Sussex)

HC Deb 30 January 2001 vol 362 cc103-4W

Mr. Baker

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what the level of spending was per pupil in(a) primary and (b) secondary schools in East Sussex for each year from 1990 to the last year for which figures are available, expressed in today's prices. [146701]

Ms Estelle Morris

[holding answer 23 January 2001]: The following table shows the spending per pupil in real terms, separately for primary and secondary pupils, in East Sussex for the years 1990–91 to 1998–99, the latest year for which this information is currently available. These figures are based on net institutional expenditure at 2000–01 prices.

£
	Pre-primary and primary	Secondary
1990–91	1,660	2,650
1991–92	1,790	2,540
1992–93	1,900	2,730
1993–94	1,950	2,700
1994–95	1,980	2,770

£
	Pre-Primary and Primary	Secondary
1995–96	1,960	2,730
1996–97	1,900	2,600
1997–98	1,800	2,530
1998–99	1,880	2,530

The following table sets out the resources made available to East Sussex local education authority for primary and secondary education since 1997–98, at 2000–01 prices. These figures are not directly comparable with net institutional expenditure set out in the first table, but they do reflect real terms increases in primary and secondary funding per pupil over the last three years of £420 and £370 respectively.

£ per pupil
	Standard spending assessment	Special and specific grants	SSA and special/specific grants
Primary
1997–98	2,250	30	2,280
1998–99	2,320	40	2,370
1999–2000	2,380	130	2,510
2000–01	2,440	250	2,700
Secondary
1997–98	2,960	30	2,990
1998–99	3,040	40	3,080
1999–2000	3,070	80	3,150
2000–01	3,170	190	3,350

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.