Written question asked by John Stanley (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 March 1997. It was answered by Robin Squire (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 March 1997 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: What was education spending per pupil in (a) 1979 and (b) currently expressed in (i) cash terms and (ii) constant price terms. - Includes table.

Answer: Sir John Stanley: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was education spending per pupil in (a) 1975 and (b) currently expressed in (i) cash terms and (ii) constant price terms. [21292] Mr. Robin Squire: The following table shows in both cash and real terms--1996-97 prices--the net institutional expenditure per pupil in LEA-maintained schools, in 1979-80 and 1995-96, the latest year for which data are available. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Pre-primary/primary Secondary Combined Cash terms Real terms Cash terms Real terms Cash terms Real terms Year £ £ £ £ £ £ 1979-80 429 1,128 607 1,596 513 1,348 1995-96{1} 1,629 1,670 2,286 2,343 1,909 1,957 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} These figures exclude grant-maintained schools.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 21292; 292 c879-80W
Session: 1996-97
Subjects: Costs Expenditure Local education authorities Pupils Primary education Secondary education
Contains statistics: Yes