HC Deb 24 March 1977 vol 928 cc621-2W
Mr. Alexander Fletcher

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what plans she has for the future of Stirling University in the light of the cut-backs in the education budget.

Mr. Oakes

My right hon. Friend expects the university to continue to play its part in the university system of Great Britain.

education authorities. I have no information about local authorities' intentions in this respect for the next financial year, but the White Paper "The Government's Expenditure Plans" (Cmnd. 6721) makes clear that the number of under-fives in school is not expected to decline nationally.

Mrs. Chalker

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will publish the sums spent, the number of projects covered, the number of staff employed and the number of children involved in under-5 education by local authorities in each of the last three years.

Miss Margaret Jackson

For nursery schools and designated nursery classes the information is as follows:

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