HC Deb 04 April 2003 vol 402 c906W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much was spent on ICT(a) in total and (b) per pupil in (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in England in 2001/02. [106193]

Mr. Charles Clarke

The total spend on ICT in schools in 2001/02 was £563 million. The average expenditure per pupil was £58 for primary schools and £88 for secondary schools.

The latest information on ICT in schools was published in Statistical Bulletin 07/02 'Survey of Information and Communications Technology in Schools 2002', which is available from the Library. An enhanced version of this with total expenditure data is on the Department's web-site www.dfes.gov.uk/statistics.

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