§ 82. Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the average scales currently adopted for educational maintenance allowances by local education authorities in England and Wales; and what are the main variations from these average regulations.
§ Mrs. ThatcherCircular 327 authorised L.E.A.s to adopt revised scales for educational maintenance allowances within limits specified in the circular. Following the passing of the Local Government Act, 1958, authorities were informed in Circular 350 that they would no longer be required to obtain approval to their arrangements for payments of these allowances, and Circular 327 was then cancelled.
§ 83. Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what changes have taken place in approved scales for educational maintenance allowances payable by local education authorities since the issue of circular No. 327 on 12th July, 1957.
§ Mrs. ThatcherInformation recently collected from authorities indicates that many have increased the maximum rates at which they will pay these allowances but it is not feasible to indicate an average scale or variations from such a scale because the actual rate of allowance also depends on the income scale used by the authority to assess parental need.