HC Deb 16 December 1971 vol 828 cc842-3
24. Mr. Ashton

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what further plans she has for redistributing expenditure on education; and on what aspects of education these will take place.

Mrs. Thatcher

The present plans of the Government for expenditure on education are set out in the White Paper "Public Expenditure to 1975–76".

Mr. Ashton

May I take that as an assurance that the Minister will not take any money from things like the provision of milk to give it to grant-aided schools? Can she assure us that she has stopped pursuing a policy of taking from the under-privileged to give to the over-privileged?

Mrs. Thatcher

I can assure the hon. Gentleman that extra money will continue to be given to education to expand the education programme.