§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science in view of the fact that since 1971 the then figure of immigrants of 28,000 in the London Borough of Newham has increased to a figure between 42,000 and 46,000 and that this is causing problems with regard to schools, teaching and education, what action she has taken, or will take, to overcome these problems.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonIt is the responsibility of the local education authorities to take into account the particular educational needs of the ethnic minorities when planning their education programmes. My right hon. Friend has no plans for making any special provision for the London Borough of Newham other than that already available from central Government, such as grant under Section 11 of the Local Government Act 1966 under which Newham's claims have increased from £117,783 in 1973–74 to an estimated £506,000 in 1977–78.