§ Mr. HobanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the(a) total cost and (b) average cost per attendee was of pupil referral units in each of the last three years. [165473]
§ Mr. MilibandThe available information is contained within the following table. Since we do not collect expenditure information about PRUs alone, we cannot calculate a unit cost:
Net current expenditure on education out of school Net current expenditure (£)
Pupils attending PRUs
2000–01 211,149,747 9,019 2001–02 225,309,786 9,734 2002–03 244,210,864 11,322 Notes: 1. The financial data are taken from local education authorities' Section 52 Outturn Statements submitted to the DfES. 2002–03 data is subject to change by the LEA. 2. Pupil data are drawn from the Annual Schools Census adjusted to be on a financial year basis. 3. Education out of school includes any provision for pupils who because of exclusion, illness or other reasons receive education out of school settings; the implementation of behaviour support plans; home-tuition; individual teaching of sick children in hospital; education in social service establishments; and expenditure on Pupil Referral Units (PRUs). 4. The count of pupils attending PRUs excludes those pupils who are also registered at a mainstream or special school.