asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the pupil-teacher ratio in (a) first, (b) middle and (c) upper schools in Bradford in (i) 1983–84, (ii) 1984–85, (iii) 1985–86 and (iv) 1986–87.

The pupil-teacher ratios in first, middle and upper schools in Bradford in 1984, 1985 and 1986 are given in the table. Information for 1987 is not yet available.

January each year	1984	1985	1986
First schools	20·3	20·6	20·7
Middle schools	19·2	18·1	17·6
Upper schools	15·9	15·7	15·5

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the amount of money spent per pupil in (a) first, (b) middle and (c) upper schools in Bradford in (i) 1983–84, (ii) 1984–85, (iii) 1985–86 and (iv) 1986–87.

The information in the form requested is not available. The net institutional recurrent expenditure per primary and secondary pupil is given in the following table.

	Bradford
	Primary £ (Cash terms)	Secondary £ (Cash terms)
1983–84	745	890
1984–85	785	990
1985–86	850	1,085
1986–87	1	1
1 Not available

Bradford's middle schools are deemed to be secondary and therefore the secondary cost above is the appropriate one for their middle school pupils.