HC Deb 23 March 1995 vol 257 cc359-60W
Mr. Jim Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Education with which bodies she consulted prior to the announcement of the standard spending assessment for education. [15044]

Mr. Robin Squire

The Government consulted the local authority associations through the Consultative Council on Local Government Finance and the working groups which support it. In addition, my right hon. Friend and other Ministers and I regularly meet representatives of local education authorities and other bodies; discussions cover a range of issues including education funding.