§ Mr. HobanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the level of(a) revenue funding and (b) school-based expenditure per school pupil was in each of the last five years, broken down by (i) capital expenditure, (ii) expenditure on special schools and (iii) central administration and support services. [141702]
§ Mr. MilibandThe bulk of capital funding is now allocated by formula to schools and local authorities, and investment decisions are made locally in the context of the Asset Management Plan. In the interests of reducing the bureaucratic burden, the Department does not collect data for capital expenditure from schools or authorities. The information requested on recurrent funding is contained in the following tables:
(a) Total funding per pupil aged 3-19 England £ 1997–98 2,510 1998–99 2,620 1999–2000 2,800 2000–01 3,060 2001–02 3,280 2002–03 3.490 2003–04 3,690 Notes:
1.Figures reflect education SSA/EFS settlement (all sub-blocks). Total funding also includes all revenue grants in DIES departmental Expenditure Limits relevant to EPS pupils aged 3–19.
2.Figures exclude EMAs and grants not allocated at LEA level and the pensions transfer to EPS and LSC for 2003–04.
3.The pupil numbers used are those underlying the SSA/EFS settlement calculations plus PLASC 3 year olds maintained pupils, estimated 3–4 year olds funded through state support in maintained and other educational institutions where these are not included in the SSA pupil numbers.
4.2003–04 and 2002–03 figures are provisional estimates as some grants have not yet been finalised/audited.
5.Cash terms figures used are rounded to the nearest 10 so may not sum.
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(b) School based expenditure per pupil NIE Pupils NIE per pupil (ii) Expenditure on special schools1 1997–98 882,132,000 91,870 9,602 1998–99 910,015,000 91,837 9,909 1999–2000 986,451,471 90,980 10,843 2000–01 1,071,331,814 90,055 11,896 2001–02 1,151,146,785 89,083 12,922 (iii) Central administration and support services2 1997–98 1,206,130,000 7,473,985 161 1998–99 1,330,466,000 7,526,071 177 1999–2000 1,302.341,279 7,565,844 172 2000–01 1,408,239,708 7,592,711 185 2001–02 1,444,640.500 7,595,137 190 1 Net institutional expenditure includes all school-recurrent funding, including teaching staff and non-teaching staff salaries, school premises costs, equipment and supplies, and unspent balances held by schools at the year end. Excludes spending on central administration and support services such as transport and school meals as well as capital expenditure. 2 For 1997–98 and 1998–99 management and support expenditure comprises of spending on management and administration, inspection and advisory services, other education support services and school catering services. For 1999–2000, 2000–01 and 2001–02 management and support expenditure comprises of statutory/regulatory duties and other support services. Notes:
1.Figures are in cash terms as reported by the LEA.
2.The expenditure data for 1997–98 and 1998–99 is drawn from the annual `RO1' spending returns which local authorities submitted to the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions. From 1999–2000 onwards, 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.