HC Deb 20 July 1981 vol 9 c24W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will now authorise Her Majesty's Inspectorate in the Scottish Education Department to carry out a report on the effects of local authority expenditure policies upon the education service in Scotland similar to the one carried out by the Department of Education and Science in England.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

The effects of local authority expenditure policies upon the education service in Scotland are kept under regular scrutiny by my Department. I do not at present see any need for a special investigation on this subject.