Written question asked by Claire Ward (Labour) on Tuesday, 2 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 November 2004. It was answered by David Miliband (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 November 2004 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the funding per head for secondary school pupils in Watford constituency (a) was in 1997 and (b) is in 2004. - Inc figures.

Answer: Claire Ward: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the funding per head for secondary school pupils in Watford constituency (a) was in 1997 and (b) is in 2004. [196573] Mr. Miliband: The information requested is produced according to local education authority areas rather than districts within an area. Watford is a district of Hertfordshire local education authority. Total funding per pupil for pupils aged 11-15 in Hertfordshire was £3,260 in 1997-98 and £4,090 in 2004-05, an increase of 25 per cent. in real terms. This includes funding via Education Formula Spending/Standard Spending Assessment and Grants, and excludes the pensions transfer to EPS. Notes: 1. Price base: Real terms at 2003-04 prices, based on GDP deflators as at 30 June 2004. 2. Figures reflect relevant sub-blocks of education SSA/EFS settlements and exclude the pensions transfers to EFS made in 2003-04 and 2004-05. 3. Total funding also includes all revenue grants in DfES Departmental Expenditure Limits relevant to pupils aged 11-15 and exclude Education Maintenance Allowances (EMAs) and grants not allocated at LEA level. 4. The pupil numbers used to convert £ million figures to £ per pupil are those underlying the SSA/EFS settlement calculations. The figures are rounded to the nearest £10. 5. The 2004-05 figures are provisional as some grants have not yet been finalised/audited.

Secondary information