§ 47. Mr. J. H. Osbornasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will issue a circular to local education authorities requesting them to consider minimising their expenditure on imported musical instruments, in particular glockenspiels and xylophones.
§ Mrs. ThatcherNo. The provision of equipment for schools is a matter entirely within the discretion of the local education authorities. I am sure that authorities are more than willing to consider suitable instruments of British manufacture when these are available at competitive prices.