asked Her Majesty's Government:What has been the contribution from the Treasury for each of the last five years for maintaining education services, other than in the universities, in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; and what this means per capita of population. [HL2553]

Figures for identifiable general government spending on education for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in the five years to 1996–97 were published in April 1998 in Public Expenditure: Statistical Analyses 1998–99 (Cm 3901).