To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what his most recent estimate is of capital spending per pupil by independent schools in England; and if he will make a statement. (149100)

These data are not collected by the Department. However, the 2007 Independent Schools Council Census, comprising 1,276 schools and around 80 per cent. of pupils in the independent sector, indicates that capital expenditure per pupil for the schools included in the census was on average £1,387 per pupil in 2006-07.