HC Deb 20 December 1988 vol 144 c204W
58. Mr. Grocott

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he has any plans to reduce the present level of subsidies by the taxpayer to the private school system.

Mr. Butcher

No, and I am pleased to say that the assisted places scheme which comes within my Department's expenditure programme is to be expanded to take in 52 more independent schools from September 1989.

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