HC Deb 24 March 2004 vol 419 cc894-5W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding was spent per pupil in Buckingham in each of the last seven years. [161315]

Mr. Miliband

The information requested is submitted to the Department according to local education authority areas, rather than districts within an area. Buckingham is a district of Buckinghamshire local education authority. The information for Buckinghamshire 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 n/a n/a 1,821 2,626 12,809
1996–97 n/a n/a 1,862 2,616 13,197
1997–98 n/a n/a 1,862 2,670 14,438
1998–99 n/a n/a 1,983 2,608 15,177
1999–2000 17,353 2,024 2,089 2,700 12,727
2000–01 19,128 2,245 2,319 3,025 18,310
2001–02 36,634 2,437 2,546 3,334 23,845

Notes

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

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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 1995–96 and 1996–97 figures are for Buckinghamshire LEA prior to local government reorganisation. From 1997–98 onwards part of Buckinghamshire LEA moved into Milton Keynes LEA.

7. 1999–2000 figures reflect the return of GM schools to local authority maintenance.

8. The financial data are taken from Buckinghamshire LEA's Section 52 Outturn Statement submitted to the DfES from 1999–2000 onwards and the ODPM's RO1 statement previously.

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

Mr. Hoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding was spent per pupil in Chorley in each of the last seven years. [161453]

Mr. Miliband

The information requested is submitted to the Department according to local education authority areas rather than districts within an area. Chorley is a district of Lancashire local education authority. The information for Lancashire 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 n/a n/a 1,802 2,551 13,987
1996–97 n/a n/a 1,805 2,594 15,988
1997–98 n/a n/a 1,824 2,631 17,315
1998–99 n/a n/a 2,002 2,701 17,768
1999–2000 7,130 2,108 2,173 2,763 18,487
2000–01 11,033 2,326 2,437 2,914 18,768
2001–02 16,391 2,629 2,797 3,230 20,597

Notes

1. The financial data are taken from Lancashire LEA's Section 52 Outturn Statement submitted to the DfES from 1999–2000 onwards and the ODPM's R01 statement prior to then.

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

3. Net current expenditure (NCE) includes 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. 1995–96,1996–97 and 1997–98 figures are for Lancashire LEA prior to local government reorganisation. From 1998–99 onwards parts of Lancashire LEA became Blackburn LEA and Blackpool LEA.

9.1999–2000 figures reflect the return of GM schools to local authority maintenance.