§ 20. Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will make a statement about those local education authorities which have agreed to introduce educational maintenance allowances for 16-to 18-year-old pupils in September of the current year.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsThere has been an excellent response to my proposals for the pilot programme of mandatory grants for this age group, which we plan to introduce from September. Forty local education authorities have indicated that they wish to be considered for inclusion.