asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the present per pupil expenditure on books and on equipment in (a) primary schools, (b) special schools and (c) secondary schools; and what are the comparable figures for each of the last five years, in cash terms and real terms using 1984–85 prices and using an index of 100 for 1979–80.
The average expenditure per pupil by local education authorities in England, in cash and in 1984–85 real terms, on books and equipment in each of the five years to 1983–84, the latest year for which actual figures are available, is set out in the table.
Per Pupil Expenditure—England
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1979–80 | 4·6 | 100 | 7·0 | 100 | 7·7 | 100 | 11·7 | 100 | 6·8 | 100 | 10·4 | 100 |
1980–81 | 5·3 | 115 | 6·8 | 97 | 8·1 | 105 | 10·4 | 89 | 7·0 | 103 | 9·0 | 87 |
1981–82 | 5·9 | 128 | 6·9 | 99 | 8·6 | 112 | 10·0 | 85 | 7·1 | 104 | 8·3 | 80 |
1982–83 | 7·0 | 152 | 7·6 | 109 | 9·9 | 129 | 10·8 | 92 | 8·6 | 126 | 9·4 | 90 |
1983–84 | 7·1 | 154 | 7·4 | 106 | 10·1 | 131 | 10·6 | 91 | 8·7 | 128 | 9·1 | 88 |
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1979–80 | 9·7 | 100 | 14·8 | 100 | 18·8 | 100 | 28·7 | 100 | 35·2 | 100 | 53·7 | 100 |
1980–81 | 10·7 | 110 | 13·7 | 93 | 21·1 | 112 | 27·1 | 94 | 39·9 | 113 | 51·3 | 96 |
1981–82 | 12·2 | 126 | 14·3 | 97 | 23·6 | 126 | 27·6 | 96 | 44·0 | 125 | 51·4 | 96 |
1982–83 | 13·9 | 143 | 15·2 | 103 | 26·7 | 142 | 29·2 | 102 | 52·4 | 149 | 57·3 | 107 |
1983–84 | 15·7 | 162 | 16·4 | 111 | 29·1 | 155 | 30·4 | 106 | 59·6 | 169 | 62·3 | 116 |
The expenditure in 1984–85 real terms has been calculated using the gross domestic product (market prices) deflator.