§ Dame Edith Pittasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) if he will give an assurance that he will not alter the conditions of grant to King Edward's School, Birmingham, in view of the fact that this would affect its academic standards;
(2) if he will give an assurance that he will not alter the conditions of grant to King Edward's High School for Girls, Birmingham, in view of the fact that this would affect its academic standards.
§ Mr. CroslandNo assurance about the future can be given, but I have no present intention of amending the Direct Grant Regulations which govern the payment of grant to these two schools.