§ Mr. Bakerasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the latest estimate she has of the capital and current expenditure of the Inner London Education Authority in each of the next five years.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonI have no information about the Inner London Education Authority's forecasts of future expenditure.
§ Mr. Bakerasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what steps she is taking to ensure that the Inner London Education Authority will reduce its expenditure to reflect the falling demand for its services.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonIt is for the authority to decide what level of expenditure is appropriate to the demand for its services; but all local education authorities have been advised to economise as quickly as opportunity permits where pupil numbers are falling and in general to seek savings in expenditure during the remainder of 1976–77.