House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 29 Oct 1996 (pt 8)

Teachers' Salaries

Sir David Knox: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what percentage of the total schools budget was spent on teachers' salaries in each of the local education authorities in England in the most recent year for which figures are available. [968]

Mr. Forth: The following table sets out for each LEA in England the expenditure on teaching staff in LEA-maintained pre-primary/primary schools and secondary schools as a percentage of the net institutional expenditure in those schools for 1994-95, the latest year for which figures are available.

Teaching staff cost as a percentage of net institutional expenditure 1994-95

A B C

LEA Teaching staff Net institutional expenditure A as a percentage of B

£000 £000 Percentage

Corporation of London 393 761 52

Camden 29,917 45,558 66

Greenwich 53,005 80,022 66

Hackney 41,934 61,450 68

Hammersmith and Fulham 23,059 39,150 59

Islington 38,116 52,089 73

Kensington and Chelsea 15,183 23,007 66

Lambeth 32,828 53,789 61

Lewisham 42,569 70,570 60

Southwark 36,489 56,949 64

Tower Hamlets 59,528 88,642 67

Wandsworth 26,992 44,548 61

Westminster 28,869 43,775 66

Barking and Dagenham 36,039 53,302 68

Barnet 42,769 62,711 68

Bexley 38,929 54,468 71

Brent 29,345 41,212 71

Bromley 33,921 47,754 71

Croydon 43,465 64,026 68

Ealing 44,293 64,574 69

Enfield 50,372 70,250 72

Haringey 48,504 73,236 66

Harrow 38,516 59,215 65

Havering 41,685 62,394 67

Hillingdon 22,931 34,801 66

Hounslow 45,911 68,433 67

Kingston upon Thames 20,298 29,873 68

Merton 32,443 46,150 70

Newham 54,294 80,446 67

Redbridge 47,835 69,003 69

Richmond upon Thames 26,801 37,968 71

Sutton 22,582 34,667 65

Waltham Forest 41,086 57,824 71

Birmingham 198,844 299,100 66

Coventry 64,666 96,065 67

Dudley 51,962 74,189 70

Sandwell 61,672 89,880 69

Solihull 43,536 61,279 71

Walsall 52,699 74,372 71

Wolverhampton 51,229 72,576 71

Knowsley 32,247 47,919 67

Liverpool 97,870 152,282 64

St. Helens 37,573 52,318 72

Sefton 57,912 82,687 70

Wirral 67,920 92,474 73

Bolton 54,024 76,381 71

Bury 33,456 46,422 72

Manchester 84,064 125,365 67

Oldham 54,550 77,015 71

Rochdale 39,411 56,766 69

Salford 43,716 60,604 72

Stockport 52,705 75,189 70

Tameside 38,424 55,637 69

Trafford 35,487 50,174 71

Wigan 63,890 84,938 75

Barnsley 39,215 58,590 67

Doncaster 59,991 85,219 70

Rotherham 56,690 82,386 69

Sheffield 85,920 120,770 71

Bradford 105,450 147,243 72

Calderdale 32,136 45,139 71

Kirklees 79,714 112,252 71

Leeds 143,744 203,594 71

Wakefield 61,905 88,147 70

Gateshead 39,741 55,454 72

Newcastle upon Tyne 51,410 76,706 67

North Tyneside 39,621 56,391 70

South Tyneside 31,667 45,120 70

Sunderland 64,497 88,081 73

Isles of Scilly 599 951 63

Avon 174,342 254,603 68

Bedfordshire 103,541 150,184 69

Berkshire 130,566 184,166 71

Buckinghamshire 107,443 158,336 68

Cambridgeshire 97,683 143,907 68

Cheshire 185,568 269,048 69

Cleveland 122,215 171,315 71

Cornwall 88,972 127,950 70

Cumbria 78,726 104,588 75

Derbyshire 158,169 223,232 71

Devon 175,942 246,307 71

Dorset 95,134 132,396 72

Durham 119,452 178,267 67

East Sussex 116,325 168,822 69

Essex 167,327 255,501 65

Gloucestershire 60,327 73,307 82

Hampshire 245,280 357,815 69

Hereford and Worcester 125,440 172,534 73

Hertfordshire 172,389 247,053 70

Humberside 178,187 267,171 67

Isle of Wight 24,097 33,036 73

Kent 210,551 307,126 69

Lancashire 284,712 401,335 71

Leicestershire 186,023 257,849 72

Lincolnshire 81,304 118,453 69

Norfolk 125,026 170,808 73

North Yorkshire 138,451 189,737 73

Northamptonshire 106,705 158,309 67

Northumberland 62,743 87,257 72

Nottinghamshire 201,726 298,237 68

Oxfordshire 104,125 151,317 69

Shropshire 76,006 102,278 71

Somerset 82,380 119,087 69

Staffordshire 191,671 285,103 67

Suffolk 132,302 179,721 74

Surrey 134,714 195,405 69

Warwickshire 88,426 125,563 70

West Sussex 126,221 180,190 70

Wiltshire 81,587 116,953 70

Total 8,543,883 12,311,558 69

	A	B	C
LEA	Teaching staff	Net institutional expenditure	A as a percentage of B
	£000	£000	Percentage
Corporation of London	393	761	52
Camden	29,917	45,558	66
Greenwich	53,005	80,022	66
Hackney	41,934	61,450	68
Hammersmith and Fulham	23,059	39,150	59
Islington	38,116	52,089	73
Kensington and Chelsea	15,183	23,007	66
Lambeth	32,828	53,789	61
Lewisham	42,569	70,570	60
Southwark	36,489	56,949	64
Tower Hamlets	59,528	88,642	67
Wandsworth	26,992	44,548	61
Westminster	28,869	43,775	66
Barking and Dagenham	36,039	53,302	68
Barnet	42,769	62,711	68
Bexley	38,929	54,468	71
Brent	29,345	41,212	71
Bromley	33,921	47,754	71
Croydon	43,465	64,026	68
Ealing	44,293	64,574	69
Enfield	50,372	70,250	72
Haringey	48,504	73,236	66
Harrow	38,516	59,215	65
Havering	41,685	62,394	67
Hillingdon	22,931	34,801	66
Hounslow	45,911	68,433	67
Kingston upon Thames	20,298	29,873	68
Merton	32,443	46,150	70
Newham	54,294	80,446	67
Redbridge	47,835	69,003	69
Richmond upon Thames	26,801	37,968	71
Sutton	22,582	34,667	65
Waltham Forest	41,086	57,824	71
Birmingham	198,844	299,100	66
Coventry	64,666	96,065	67
Dudley	51,962	74,189	70
Sandwell	61,672	89,880	69
Solihull	43,536	61,279	71
Walsall	52,699	74,372	71
Wolverhampton	51,229	72,576	71
Knowsley	32,247	47,919	67
Liverpool	97,870	152,282	64
St. Helens	37,573	52,318	72
Sefton	57,912	82,687	70
Wirral	67,920	92,474	73
Bolton	54,024	76,381	71
Bury	33,456	46,422	72
Manchester	84,064	125,365	67
Oldham	54,550	77,015	71
Rochdale	39,411	56,766	69
Salford	43,716	60,604	72
Stockport	52,705	75,189	70
Tameside	38,424	55,637	69
Trafford	35,487	50,174	71
Wigan	63,890	84,938	75
Barnsley	39,215	58,590	67
Doncaster	59,991	85,219	70
Rotherham	56,690	82,386	69
Sheffield	85,920	120,770	71
Bradford	105,450	147,243	72
Calderdale	32,136	45,139	71
Kirklees	79,714	112,252	71
Leeds	143,744	203,594	71
Wakefield	61,905	88,147	70
Gateshead	39,741	55,454	72
Newcastle upon Tyne	51,410	76,706	67
North Tyneside	39,621	56,391	70
South Tyneside	31,667	45,120	70
Sunderland	64,497	88,081	73
Isles of Scilly	599	951	63
Avon	174,342	254,603	68
Bedfordshire	103,541	150,184	69
Berkshire	130,566	184,166	71
Buckinghamshire	107,443	158,336	68
Cambridgeshire	97,683	143,907	68
Cheshire	185,568	269,048	69
Cleveland	122,215	171,315	71
Cornwall	88,972	127,950	70
Cumbria	78,726	104,588	75
Derbyshire	158,169	223,232	71
Devon	175,942	246,307	71
Dorset	95,134	132,396	72
Durham	119,452	178,267	67
East Sussex	116,325	168,822	69
Essex	167,327	255,501	65
Gloucestershire	60,327	73,307	82
Hampshire	245,280	357,815	69
Hereford and Worcester	125,440	172,534	73
Hertfordshire	172,389	247,053	70
Humberside	178,187	267,171	67
Isle of Wight	24,097	33,036	73
Kent	210,551	307,126	69
Lancashire	284,712	401,335	71
Leicestershire	186,023	257,849	72
Lincolnshire	81,304	118,453	69
Norfolk	125,026	170,808	73
North Yorkshire	138,451	189,737	73
Northamptonshire	106,705	158,309	67
Northumberland	62,743	87,257	72
Nottinghamshire	201,726	298,237	68
Oxfordshire	104,125	151,317	69
Shropshire	76,006	102,278	71
Somerset	82,380	119,087	69
Staffordshire	191,671	285,103	67
Suffolk	132,302	179,721	74
Surrey	134,714	195,405	69
Warwickshire	88,426	125,563	70
West Sussex	126,221	180,190	70
Wiltshire	81,587	116,953	70

Total	8,543,883	12,311,558	69

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Education Expenditure (Staffordshire)

Sir David Knox: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much was spent in total on education in Staffordshire in each of the past 25 years, at constant prices. [965]

Mr. Robin Squire: The following table shows expenditure by Staffordshire local education authority from 1970-71 to 1994-95, the latest year for which figures are available. These figures have not been adjusted for any changes of function.

Staffordshire county council: gross education expenditure

(1995-96 prices) £ million

1970-71 275.35

1971-72 291.34

1972-73 309.92

1973-74 333.83

1974-75 470.28

1975-76 483.36

1976-77 489.46

1977-78 470.16

1978-79 480.65

1979-80 470.35

1980-81 478.59

1981-82 486.32

1982-83 475.39

1983-84 480.80

1984-85 468.42

1985-86 459.04

1986-87 479.57

1987-88 492.50

1988-89 502.03

1989-90 476.73

1990-91 485.20

1991-92 490.03

1992-93 534.49

1993-94 422.37

1994-95 419.82

	(1995-96 prices) £ million
1970-71	275.35
1971-72	291.34
1972-73	309.92
1973-74	333.83
1974-75	470.28
1975-76	483.36
1976-77	489.46
1977-78	470.16
1978-79	480.65
1979-80	470.35
1980-81	478.59
1981-82	486.32
1982-83	475.39
1983-84	480.80
1984-85	468.42
1985-86	459.04
1986-87	479.57
1987-88	492.50

1988-89	502.03
1989-90	476.73
1990-91	485.20
1991-92	490.03
1992-93	534.49
1993-94	422.37
1994-95	419.82

29 Oct 1996 : Column: 87

Sir David Knox: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much was spent in total on school education in Staffordshire in each of the past 25 years, at constant prices. [967]

Mr. Squire: The following table shows expenditure on pre-primary/primary and secondary education by Staffordshire local education authority from 1970-71 to 1994-95, the latest year for which figures are available. These figures have not been adjusted for any changes of function.

Staffordshire county council: expenditure on school education

(1995-96 prices) £ million

1970-71 162.87

1971-72 172.68

1972-73 183.43

1973-74 199.27

1974-75 295.87

1975-76 302.13

1976-77 305.25

1977-78 290.23

1978-79 293.44

1979-80 288.70

1980-81 300.29

1981-82 304.77

1982-83 297.55

1983-84 300.07

1984-85 288.90

1985-86 286.02

1986-87 294.82

1987-88 304.27

1988-89 306.12

1989-90 314.16

1990-91 317.58

1991-92 308.52

1992-93 369.04

1993-94 303.01

1994-95 309.66

	(1995-96 prices) £ million
1970-71	162.87
1971-72	172.68
1972-73	183.43
1973-74	199.27
1974-75	295.87
1975-76	302.13
1976-77	305.25
1977-78	290.23
1978-79	293.44
1979-80	288.70
1980-81	300.29
1981-82	304.77
1982-83	297.55
1983-84	300.07
1984-85	288.90
1985-86	286.02
1986-87	294.82
1987-88	304.27
1988-89	306.12
1989-90	314.16
1990-91	317.58
1991-92	308.52
1992-93	369.04
1993-94	303.01
1994-95	309.66

Higher Education Institutions

Mr. Pickthall: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list those higher education institutions which do not have cash reserves to cover 30 days of total expenditure. [790]

Mr. Forth: No. The information requested is commercially sensitive and, if published, could damage the financial health of individual universities and colleges.

Mr. Pickthall: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list, by higher education institution, reductions in (a) academic and (b) non-academic staff in 1996. [791]

29 Oct 1996 : Column: 88

Mr. Forth: The higher education statistics agency collects data on academic and non-academic staff in higher education institutions. Information for 1995-96 is not yet available.

Schools (Religious Sects)

Mr. Pickthall: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list those independent schools run by religious sects that have applied for grant-maintained status. [792]

Mrs. Gillan: The following is a list of all the independent schools whose proposals to join the grant-maintained sector are currently under consideration:

Loreto RC grammar school, Altrincham, Cheshire;

St. Ambrose RC secondary school, Trafford;

Torah Temimah Jewish primary school, Brent;

Mount St. Mary's RC independent convent school, Exeter;

Virgo Fidelis RC convent school, Croydon;

Menorah Foundation Jewish primary school, Barnet;

John Loughborough school, Haringey (Seventh Day Adventist).

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