§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked 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 FletcherThe 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.