HC Deb 09 January 2003 vol 397 c343W
Mr. Syms

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much the increases in national insurance on teachers' salaries will cost, expressed on a per pupil basis, in the next financial year. [89216]

Mr. Miliband

The estimated costs of the increase in national insurance contributions for teachers will be in the region of £15 per pupil in 2003–04 when overall funding per pupil will rise by an average of £140 in real terms.