§ 55. Mr. Armstrongasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proposals she has for allocating extra resources to the primary sector of the education service; and what steps she proposes to give parity of treatment to those teaching in the primary sector.
§ Mrs. ThatcherI have approved a record primary school improvement programme for 1972–73. Staffing standards in the primary schools are improving rapidly and the rate support grant for this year and next allow for a real increase in expenditure per pupil.