§ Mr. RuffleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much was spent per primary school pupil, using figures adjusted for inflation, in(a) Suffolk, (b) Norfolk, (c) Essex, (d) Cambridgeshire and (e) the UK in each year since 1997. [131835]
§ Mr. MilibandThe information requested is only available from 1999–2000 onwards. Due to changes in the school funding system, it is not possible to provide corresponding figures for previous years. My Department collects data for schools in England only. The information available is contained in the following table:
Expenditure per primary school pupil LEA name 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Cambridgeshire 2,247 2,413 2,561 Essex 2,280 2,519 2,678 Norfolk 2,275 2,489 2,792 Suffolk 2,447 2,634 2,803 England 2,402 2,572 2,781 Notes:
1. Figures calculated using Net Current Expenditure (after recharges) which includes expenditure within schools and also that incurred centrally by the LEA's.
2. Real terms figures used are adjusted to 2002–03 prices using 27 June 2003 GDP deflators.
166W3. Figures are as reported by the LEA.
4. Financial data is drawn from the DfES Section 52 outturn statements.
5. Pupil data are drawn from the Annual Schools Census adjusted to be on a financial year basis.