HC Deb 22 March 2004 vol 419 cc621-3W
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding was spent per pupil in Crosby in each of the last seven years. [160398]

Mr. Miliband

The information requested is submitted to the Department according to local education authority areas, rather than districts within an area. Crosby is a district of Sefton Local Education Authority. The information for Sefton LEA is as follows:

Net Current Expenditure per pupil
Pre-primary Education Primary Education Pre-primary and Primary Education Secondary Education Special Schools
1995–96 1 1 1,864 2,591 18,029
1996–97 1 1 1,881 2,641 19,524
1997–98 1 1 1,887 2,635 20,191
1998–99 1 1 2,014 2,694 19,953
1999–2000 4,695 2,168 2,184 2,779 23,923
2000–01 16,779 2,325 2,414 3,007 26,116
2001–02 30,555 2,565 2,740 3,434 27,405
1n/a

Notes:

1. The financial data are taken from Sefton LEA's Section 52 Outturn Statement submitted to the DfES from 1999–2000 onwards and the ODPM's ROl statement prior to then.

Net current expenditure on education in Sefton
£
Pre-primary Education Primary Education Pre-Primary and Primary Education Secondary Education Special Schools School spend Total spend
1995–96 n/a n/a 50,315,00 50,485,000 7,545,000 108,345,000 127,284,000
1996–97 n/a n/a 50,851,000 51,729,000 8,249,000 110,829,000 129,224,000
1997–98 n/a n/a 50,778,000 51,924,000 8,652,000 111,354,000 129,018,000
1998–99 n/a n/a 53,711,000 53,752,000 8,786,000 116,249,000 134,038,000
1999–2000 746,462 56,623,696 57,370,158 56,179,871 10,574,015 124,124,044 134,055,749
2000–01 2,653,825 59,676,537 62,330,362 61,801,812 11,312,423 135,444,597 142,747,524
2001–02 4,827,740 64,331,639 69,159,379 71,239,782 11,606,211 152,005,372 156,814,246

Notes:

1.The financial data are taken from Sefton LEA's section 52 Outturn Statments submitted to the DfEs from 1999–2000 onwards and the ODPM's R01 statment prior to then

2.Net current expenditure (NCE) includs expenditure within schools and also that incurred centrally by the LEAs

2.Pupil data are drawn from the Annual Schools Census adjusted to be on a financial year basis.

3. Net current expenditure (NCE) included expenditure within schools and also that incurred centrally by the LEAs.

4. Expenditure was not distinguished between pre-primary and primary sectors until the inception of the Section 52 outturn statement in 1999–2000.

5. The 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.

6. 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.

7. The NCE per pupil figures for special schools relate the net current expenditure (after recharges) in maintained special schools to the total number of financial year pupils who are educated in the maintained special schools sector.

8. Figures used are quoted in cash terms and are as reported by the LEA.

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding has been spent on education in Crosby in each of the last seven years. [160440]

Mr. Miliband

The information requested is submitted to the Department according to local education authority areas, rather than districts within an area. Crosby is a district of Sefton Local Education Authority. The information for Sefton LEA is as follows:

3. Expenditure was not distinguished between pre-primary and primary sectors until the inception of the section 52 outturn statement in 1999–2000.

4. School spend includes net current expenditure on pre-primary education, primary education, secondary education and special schools.

5. Total spend includes school spend plus net current expenditure on education out of school. continuing education and management and support.

6. Figures used are cash terms as reported by the LEA.