§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the estimated expenditure on in-service training and induction by local authorities for the latest year for which a figure is available; and what this figure represents as a proportion of expenditure on teachers' salaries.
§ Mr. Chris PattenI refer the hon. Member to my reply of 6 May, at column44, to my hon. Friend the Member for St. Ives (Mr. Harris). The supported expenditure listed there is equivalent to about 1.9 per cent. of expenditure on teachers' salaries.