§ 25. Mr. Willeyasked the Minister of Education whether she will define the limits of the responsibilities and duties assigned by her to the Parliamentary Secretary of her Department.
§ Miss HorsbrughAs Minister I am necessarily fully responsible for the work of my Department. The duties of my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary are to assist me generally in discharging those responsibilities.
§ Mr. WilleyIs the right hon. Lady aware that we were all very surprised to learn on Friday that the Parliamentary Secretary was not the instigator of the cuts in adult education, but that most educationists regard him as a bad influence upon her and would be relieved if he were declared redundant?
§ Miss HorsbrughI am not sure of the relevance of that supplementary question, but if the hon. Member was as much help to his Ministry and his Minister when he was a Parliamentary Secretary as my Parliamentary Secretary has been, he must have been a very good Parliamentary Secretary.