§ Dr. Hampsonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will make a statement on the reasons for the Inner London Education Authority's withholding the quarterly grant to the Committee of Polytechnic Directors.
§ Mr. OakesThe Inner London Education Authority acts on behalf of all local education authorities in England and Wales in making payment of grant to the secretariat of the Committee of Directors of Polytechnics, the expenditure so in-current being then pooled. My Department has no direct responsibility or control in this matter, but I understand that questions have been raised which are now the subject of consultation between the ILEA and the local authority associations.
March to Dec. 1974 1975 1976 1977 To date 1978 Affirmative resolution before making 1 7 11 8 2 Affirmative resolution after making 6 2 4 1 — Negative resolution 20 41 37 41 18 Orders not subject to Parliamentary pro cedure 4 10 10 7 1 Excluding Local Orders — — — — 1