§ 51. Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the estimated cost to public funds of lawyers employed on the recent investigation into the affairs of a London school; and what steps he intends to take to ensure stricter control of such expenditure.
§ Mr. MulleyThe conduct of the public inquiry into the affairs of the William Tyndale School was the responsibility of the ILEA. I understand that no authoritative figure for the legal costs is available at present. I do not think that I should interfere with the discretion of local education authorities in matters of this sort.