§ Mr. Staintonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what progress has been made with affected education authorities regarding the implementation of her Department's 1973 report on school transport.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonThe recommendations contained in the 1973 report did not attract support, partly because of the practical difficulties which local education authorities and passenger transport undertakings foresaw in operating a flat-rate ceiling charge for school transport. A study of these difficulties by the Local Authorities Management Services and Computer Committee has recently been published and in the light of its findings my Department is preparing revised proposals.