§ Mr. Ron Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the areas in which cuts were made in the education budget in each year since 1974; what would be the current cost in real terms of making good those cuts and restoring the services to their original planned level; and if she will do so as early as possible.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsI regret that the information is not available in the form requested but the following table gives details of the reductions in the planned levels of expenditure on education announced during 1976:
understand from the Suffolk education authority that there are five such children in Suffolk.