§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he expects the inter-departmental discussion on the payment of supplementary benefit to students to be completed; and if such discussions will be completed in time to influence the level of grants to be paid to students from September 1976.
§ Mr. MulleyThese discussions are continuing, but I expect them to be completed before the student grant rates for the academic year 1976–77 are settled.