§ Mr. Biffenasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he is satisfied that the proposed expenditure of £793,000 on comprehensive education in the borough of Oswestry is consistent with the proper economies in local authority expenditure urged in paragraph 21 of Command Paper No. 3150, Prices and Incomes Standstill: Period of Severe Restraint.
§ Mr. CroslandThe proposals to which the hon. Member refers are long term and do not fall within the period of the Command Paper mentioned. The Shropshire Education Committee has decided to refer to the county council a report recommending a reorganisation of secondary schools in Oswestry. No proposal has yet been submitted to me.