§ 6. Mr. Boydenasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he now expects to receive the Report of the Robbins Committee; and on what date it will be published.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterI would refer the hon. Gentleman to the very full statement I made on this matter on 17th July, to which I have at present nothing to add.
§ Mr. BoydenIn view of the considerable number of decisions on higher education which the Government have deferred because of the sitting of the Robbins Committee, can the Chief Secretary give an assurance that once the Report is in his hands every possible step will be taken to speed up consultation and so on so that by autumn, 1964, at least, the full effects of the Committee will be felt in higher education?
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterIt is certainly our intention to take as speedy a decision as possible when we have this very important Report, which I am at least as anxious to see as is the hon. Member.