§ Mr. HepburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the per pupil spending figure was in(a) South Tyneside, (b) the North East and (c) England in each year since 1997. [108737]
§ Mr. MilibandThe information requested is contained in the following table:
South Tyneside LEA and the North East of England: Average expenditure per pupil Pre-primary and primary Secondary Pre-primary, primary and secondary South Tyneside 1997–98 1,960 2,650 2,230 1998–99 2,120 2,760 2,370 1999–00 2,300 2,780 2,500 2000–01 2,620 2,970 2,770 2001–02 2,910 3,430 3,130 North East 1997–98 2,070 2,720 2,350 1998–99 2,190 2,780 2,440 1999–00 2,360 2,870 2,580 2000–01 2,550 3,070 2,780 2001–02 2,810 3,330 3,050 England 1997–98 2,150 2,900 2,420 1998–99 2,270 2,940 2,520 1999–00 2,410 2,980 2,650 2000–01 2,610 3,140 2,830 2001–02 2,850 3,400 3,090 Notes:
1. Net Current Expenditure (NCE) includes expenditure within schools and also that incurred centrally by LEAs. The spend per pupil figures for pre-primary/primary relate the gross current expenditure (after recharges) in the pre-primary sector and maintained primary schools to the total number of financial year pupils who are educated in the maintained nursery and primary schools sector.
2. Real Terms figures are adjusted to 2001–02 prices using the March 2003 GDP deflators.
3. Pre-primary, primary and secondary column contains the per pupil costs across all three phases of education. The figure is not a 'sum' but a weighted average of the previous two columns figures.
4. Figures rounded to the nearest 10.
5. Financial data are drawn from the RO1 forms up to 1998–99 and from the DfES Section 52 outturn statements from 1999–2000.
6. Pupil data are drawn from the Annual Schools Census adjusted to be on a financial year basis.
7. SEN Schools expenditure not included because it distorts the unit costs and can make meaningful comparison difficult.