§ Mr. Gwilym Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what reductions have taken place in the statistical services available to his Department; what statistics previously available will either (a) no longer be available or (b) be available in a modified form; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Mark CarlisleThere has been some rationalisation in the basic educational statistics collected by my Department and it has been the policy to keep specific data collection to the minimum. Following the review described in the White Paper, "Government Statistical Services"—Cmnd. 8236—further measures, as outlined in part 2 of that paper are being taken.