§ 20. Mr. Laneasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what 1834 plans she has for further help to educational priority areas and for research into their problems.
§ Mrs. ThatcherFurther support will be given through the urban programme to the four local authorities' projects initiated under the original action research programme in educational priority areas. The Social Science Research Council has also offered a grant, of which my Department will pay half, for some additional research in this field by Dr. A. H. Halsey.
§ Mr. LaneAs special projects in these areas have already proved valuable, will my right hon. Friend continue to look kindly on the possibility of increasing their scope as widely and generously as possible?
§ Mrs. ThatcherI agree that these projects have proved very valuable indeed, and when Dr. Halsey's work is finished on evaluating some of the particular activities under these projects, I would like to look further at the possibilities.