§ Dr. KumarTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much was spent(a) per primary school pupil and (b) per secondary school pupil in (i) 1992, (ii) 1997 and (iii) 2001; and what plans there are to increase this figure. [148406]
§ Mr. MilibandThe information requested is given in the following table.
Our plans for funding increases for the next two years are that recurrent funding for schools in 2004–05 will increase by £1.6 billion, with a further increase of £2.2 billion in 2005–06. Capital funding is rising—this year it is £3.8 billion and will rise by £1.2 billion to £5 billion by 2005–06.
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Net current expenditure1 (after recharges) per pupil—Cash terms2 Pre-primary and primary3,4 Secondary5 1992–93 1,880 2,770 1997–98 1,940 2,630 2001–02 2,850 3,400 1Net current expenditure (NCE) includes expenditure within schools and also that incurred centrally by the LEA's. 2 Figures rounded to the nearest 10. 3 Expenditure was not distinguished between pre-primary and primary sectors until the inception of the Section 52 Outturn Statement in 1999–2000. 4The NCE per pupil figures for pre-primary and primary relate the net 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.
5 The NCE per pupil figures for secondary relate the net current expenditure (after recharges) in maintained secondary schools to the total number of financial year pupils who are educated in the maintained secondary schools sector.
Source:
The financial data are as reported by LEAs and taken from Section 52 Outturn Statement submitted to the DfES from 1999–2000 onwards and prior to that from the Office of the Deputy-Prime Minister's (ODPM) ROI statement. Pupil data are drawn from the Annual Schools Census adjusted to be on a financial year basis.