HC Deb 21 October 1982 vol 29 cc176-7W
Mr. Beith

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) which of the criteria listed in the note to editors issued by his Department on 9 August led him to propose the ending of teacher training at Newman College, Birmingham;

(2) which of the criteria listed in the note to editors issued by his Department on 9 August led him to propose the ending of teacher training at Bishop Grosseteste college.

Mr. Waldegrave:

My Department considered how the reduced planned intakes to initial teacher training in the public sector might be distributed and in doing so took into account a wide range of factors. Institutions were not considered in isolation and it would be a misunderstanding of the process to attempt to identify specific factors in respect of individual institutions.