HC Deb 15 April 2002 vol 383 cc730-1W
Mr. Lilley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what expenditure in real terms per pupil was in(a) maintained secondary schools and (b) primary schools in each local education authority each year between 1979 and 1989. [47044]

Mr. Timms

The information requested is not held in this form by the Department and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Some information is provided in the CIPFA 'Handbook of Education unit costs' for the years from 1984–85.

Hugh Bayley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average spend per pupil has been in(a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each year since 1995 in (i) England, (ii) York, (iii) the highest spending local education authority and (iv) the lowest spending local education authority in England. [46767]

Mr. Timms

The information requested is contained in the following tables:

£
England York
Pre primary/primary secondary Pre primary/primary Secondary
1995–96 1,920 2,610 —— ——
1996–97 1,910 2,590 1,710 2,450
1997–98 1,860 2,530 1,730 2,520
1998–99 1,960 2,550 1,840 2,570
1999–2000 2,070 2,640 1,840 2,480

Highest spending authority
Authority £
Pre primary/primary
1995–96 Lambeth 3,000
1996–97 Westminster 2,980
1997–98 Lambeth 3,040
1998–99 Lambeth 3,040
1999–2000 Lambeth 3,110
Secondary
1995–96 Lambeth 4,400
1996–97 Kensington and Chelsea 3,780
1997–98 Brent 4,070
1998–99 Brent 4,210
1999–2000 Tower Hamlets 3,830

Lowest spending authority
Authority £
Pre primary/primary
1995–96 St. Helens 1,620
1996–97 Hartlepool 1,570
1997–98 Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees 1,540
1998–99 Darlington, Cambridgeshire 1,660
1999–2000 Peterborough 1,620
Secondary
1995–96 Bromley 2,110
1996–97 Bromley 1,700
1997–98 Bradford 1,720
1998–99 Bradford 1,760
1999–2000 Barnsley 2,270

Notes:

1. The tables exclude City of London, Isles of Scilly, and Rutland.

2. York was formed as part of LEA reorganisation in 1996–97, previously it was part of North Yorkshire.

3. NIE per pupil in real terms (2000–01 prices using GDP deflators published by Treasury 20 December 2001).

4. All figures are rounded to the nearest £10.