asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the

	1978–79	1979–80	1980–81	1981–82
Primary (including nursery) education	64·2	64·3	64·5	64·0
Secondary education	67·7	71·2	72·9	73·8
Further education	18·8	19·6	20·0	20·4
Higher education (Universities and Ulster College)	28·5	29·2	29·6	29·9

These are planning totals and do not represent firm commitments. Specific allocations for the various spending authorities are settled on a year-by-year basis following receipt of their annual estimates.