§ Mr. LilleyTo 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. TimmsThe 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 BayleyTo 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. TimmsThe information requested is contained in the following tables:
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£ 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.