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Mr. Steen
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish figures for 1985–86 and 1986–87 relating to (a) local authority expenditure in nursery, primary and secondary schools at (i) current prices and (ii) at 1984–85 prices using the Government gross domestic product deflator and (b) pupil numbers in nursery, primary and secondary schools.
Mrs. Rumbold
Net institutional recurrent spending on maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools in 1985–86 was as follows:
| 1985–86 provisional actual spending £ million (rounded) | |||
| At 1985–86 outturn prices | At 1984–85 prices | At 1987–88 prices | |
| Nursery schools | 40 | 40 | 45 |
| Primary schools | 2,940 | 2,765 | 3,165 |
| Secondary schools | 4,050 | 3,810 | 4,360 |
| 1985–86 (actual) | 1986–87 (projected) | |
| Pupils, thousands, full-time equivalents | ||
| Nursery schools | 31 | 31 |
| Primary schools | 3,651 | 3,667 |
| Secondary schools | 3,434 | 3,306 |