§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will seek to remove the control of education from the local authorities to the central Government in view of the burden which this sector imposes on the domestic rates; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Alexander Fletcher:No; my right hon. Friend accepts the view of the Royal Commission on local government in Scotland that the Government should not take on any greater responsibility for the cost of education.
§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what progress he has made in his review of the scope for the abolition of domestic rates imposed by local authorities; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Younger:The review is continuing and it is not yet possible to make a statement.