§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give his reasons for not maintaining a statutory advisory council on child care during the last 15 months; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinThe Advisory Council on Child Care has been in abeyance since last year because, as I have already announced, I intend as soon as possible to propose to Parliament that the statutory provisions relating to it should be repealed.