§ Chris RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much was spent by each local education authority per(a) primary and (b) secondary pupil in descending order in the latest year for which figures are available.[101247]
§ Mr. MilibandThe information requested is contained in tables, copies of which have been placed in the Libraries.
§ Ms BuckTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the expenditure per child in(a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) Westminster and (ii) Kensington and Chelsea was in (A) 1997–98 and (B) 2001–02.[100071]
§ Mr. MilibandThe information requested is contained in the following table.
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Nursery/Primary Secondary 1997–98 Kensington and Chelsea 2,920 3,810 Westminster 2,810 3,440 2001–02 (provisional) Kensington and Chelsea 3,470 4,360 Westminster 4,060 4,620 Notes:
1. The figures consist of Net Institutional Expenditure (NIE) per pupil in nursery/primary and secondary schools and does not include central costs.
2. Cash figures are adjusted to 2001–02 levels using December 2002 GDP deflators.
3. The figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
4. The expenditure data in 1997–98 is drawn from the annual `RO1' spending returns which local authorities submitted to the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions. 2001–02 data is taken from Local Education Authorities' section 52 outturn statements submitted to the DfES. The pupil data are drawn from the DfES Annual Schools' Census.