HC Deb 28 March 2003 vol 402 c433W
Mr. Ruffiey

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the spending per head on pupils in(a) Suffolk, (b) Norfolk and (c) Essex was in each year since 1997. [104832]

Mr. Miliband

The information requested is contained in the following table:

LEA name Pre-primary and primary education Secondary education Pre-primary and primary and secondary education
1996–97
Essex 2,210 3,500 2,470
Essex 2 2 2
Norfolk 2,020 3,130 2,400
Suffolk 2,230 2,610 2,430
1997–98
Essex 2,100 3,590 2,400
Essex 2 2 2
Norfolk 2,130 3,070 2,450
Suffolk 2,160 2,630 2,400
1998–99
Essex 2 2 2
Essex 2,300 3,570 2,560
Norfolk 2,170 3,090 2,480
Suffolk 2,260 2,680 2,480
1999–2000
Essex 2 2 2
Essex 2,280 3,090 2,630
Norfolk 2,260 3,030 2,560
Suffolk 2,430 2,670 2,560
2000–01
Essex 2 2 2
Essex 2,520 3,160 2,800
Norfolk 2,480 3,220 2,780
Suffolk 2,630 2,810 2,720
2001–021
Essex 2 2 2
Essex 2,730 3,430 3,040
Norfolk 2,830 3,290 3,020
Suffolk 2,860 3,110 3,000
1 Provisional
2 Essex was subject to Local Government reorganisation.

Notes:

1. NCE includes expenditure within schools and also that incurred centrally by LEAs.

2. Financial data are drawn from the ROI forms up to 1998–99 and from the DfES section 52 outturn statements from 1999–2000.

3. Pupil data are drawn from the Annual Schools Census adjusted to be on a financial year basis.