§ Mr. Bob Dunnasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list in the Official Report details of those services and functions carried by local education authorities in Wales which (a) have been eliminated and (b) have been made discretionary since 3 May 1979.
§ Mr. Michael RobertsNo services or functions carried out by local education authorities in Wales have been eliminated, but the following services are now provided on a discretionary basis:
- Nursery education
- School milk
- School meals—subject to statutory protection for children from families in receipt of supplementary benefit or family income supplement.
§ Mr. Bob Dunnasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list in the Official Report details of those services and functions carried out by local government in Wales which (a) have been eliminated and (b) have been made discretionary since 3 May 1979.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsI refer my hon. Friend to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Minister for Local Government and Environmental Services on 2 Fabruary 1981. The position is the same in Wales.—[Vol. 998, c.52.]