§ Mr. Fosterasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science why he has decided to extend the remit of the adult literacy and basic skills unit into the wider field of adult basic education as defined in the Advisory Council on Adult and Continuing Education report "A Strategy for the Basic Education of Adults".
§ Mr. William SheltonIt is not the Government's intention to extend the remit of the adult literacy and basic skills unit into the wider field of adult basic education.