§ Mr. Rumboldasked the Prime Minister whether Her Majesty's Government will ensure that any increase in part-time teachers and a resultant increase in full-time equivalent numbers will not attract penalties in terms of witholding grant from the Vote of the Department of the Environment.
§ The Prime MinisterThe Government would expect local education authorities to accommodate expenditure on part-time teachers within their existing expenditure guidance. However, it is open to them to make representations to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment for a particular type of expenditure to be disregarded in assessing grant abatement.