§ Mr. Hugh Fraserasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether there has been any underspending by the Staffordshire County Council of its education budget for the current year; and, if so, by how much.
§ Mr. OakesMy Department does not collect information about the detailed budgetary position of individual local education authorities. It is for each local authority to determine its own pattern of expenditure in the light of its knowledge of the needs and circumstances of its particular area.