§ Mr. FlookTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the spending is(a) per pupil and (b) per head of population in each local education authority in the south-west of England. [41964]
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§ Mr. TimmsThe following table contains information relating to expenditure per head of population based on total net current expenditure after recharges for 2000–01:
£ LEA name NCE per pupil rounded NCE per person rounded Bath and North East Somerset 2,820 450 City of Bristol 3,110 430 North Somerset 2,790 420 South Gloucestershire 2,760 470 Cornwall 2,680 440 Isles of Scilly 4,990 700 Torbay 2,790 450 Plymouth 2,800 490 Devon 2,720 400 Bournemouth 2,770 400 Poole 2,530 360 Dorset 2,800 420 Gloucestershire 2,690 440 Somerset 2,790 430 Swindon 2,760 480 Wiltshire 2,790 440 Notes:
1. NCE data obtained from S52 outturn statements, table 3. These data are provisional and as such are subject to change.
2. 2000–01 expenditure per pupil is based on NCE in primary, secondary and special schools after recharges per FTE pupil. Pupil numbers are obtained from Form 7 returns.
3. Total 2000–01 expenditure per head of population is based on total NCE after recharges ie covering all LEA education spend per head of population. Population estimates cover resident population as at mid-2000 based on the 1991 census.