§ Ms BuckTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the total expenditure per pupil was in(a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) Westminster, (ii) Kensington and Chelsea and (iii) each region in England in (a) 1997–98, (b) 2000–01,(c) 2001–02 and (D) projected for 2002–03. [31823]
§ Mr. TimmsThe information requested is contained in the following table.
NIE per pupil—unit cost Pre-primary and primary Secondary 1997–98 1999–2000 1997–98 1999–2000 Cash terms LEA Westminster 2,550 2,770 3,120 3,350 Kensington and Chelsea 2,650 2,850 3,460 3,650 GOR North-east England 1,640 1,960 2,210 2,440 North-west England 1,660 1,930 2,340 2,560 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,700 1,980 2,200 2,500 East midlands 1,660 1,940 2,330 2,540 West midlands 1,730 2,040 2,340 2,580 Eastern England 1,720 1,940 2,390 2,560 South-east England 1,690 2,000 2,320 2,510 South-west England 1,660 1,930 2,300 2,510 London 1,080 — 2,810 — Inner London — 2,700 — 3,360 Outer London — 2,230 — 2,830 Real terms LEA Westminster 2,740 2,820 3,340 3,410 Kensington and Chelsea 2,840 2,900 3,700 3,720 GOR North-east England 1,750 2,000 2,370 2,480 North-west England 1,780 1,960 2,510 2,600 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,820 2,020 2,350 2,550 East midlands 1,780 1,980 2,500 2,580 West midlands 1,850 2,080 2,500 2,630 Eastern England 1,840 1,970 2,560 2,610 South-east England 1,810 2,040 2,490 2,550 South-west England 1,780 1,960 2,460 2,550 London 2,230 — 3,010 — Inner London — 2,740 — 3,420 Outer London — 2,270 — 2,880 Notes
1. The figures consist of NIE per pupil in pre-primary/primary schools and secondary schools in 1997–98 and 1999–2000 (the most recent year for which the Department has finalised outturn data) and are in both cash and real terms.
2. Expenditure data are drawn from ROI (1997–98) and section 52 table 3 (1999–2000) returns. The expenditure data used to derive these unit costs cover all school based recurrent spending, including teaching and non-teaching staff salaries, school premises costs, equipment and supplies and unspent balances held by schools at the year end.
721W3.Academic year pupil numbers are drawn from annual schools census data and a weighted average is taken to provide financial year estimates.
4.All figures are rounded to the nearest £10.
5.Figures are converted from cash to real terms 2000–01 prices using the December 2001 GDP deflators.
6.Information for 2000–01 and 2001–02 is not yet available and as a result it is not possible to arrive at a projection.