§ Mr. BatisteTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what progress he has made in issuing charters for further and higher education.
§ Mr. PattenI have today issued the charters for further and higher education as consultative documents. I am seeking the views of a number of organisations including the representative bodies of universities and colleges before publishing the final documents in the autumn. Copies of the charters have been placed in the Library. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales is consulting on' charters for Wales.