§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what discussions he has had with the Workers' Educational Association, university extramural departments and local education authorities about expanding adult and continuing education to meet the increased leisure time available.
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§ Sir Keith JosephNone. It is for each of these groups to consider how best to cater for adult and continuing needs within the financial resources available to them.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he fixed the level of his Department's grant to the Workers' Educational Association for 1984–85 and 1985–86; and what estimates for the level of local authority grant he worked on.
§ Sir Keith JosephThe total amount of grant which would be available to Workers' Educational Association districts in aggregate for 1984–85, 1985–86 and 1986–87 was announced on 16 December 1983. In reaching decisions on the individual grant allocations to each district for 1984–85, which were notified on 18 June 1984, regard was had to the overall financial position of each, including estimates of income provided by the Workers' Educational Association districts in May and June 1984.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he has considered giving the Workers' Educational Association special funding for courses run for the unemployed.
§ Sir Keith JosephFour Workers' Educational Association districts are already receiving funding for work with the unemployed. In addition, it is open to the Workers' Educational Association to submit proposals for development grant under schemes being managed by the further education unit and the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education for the Department's adult unemployed programme.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many representations he has received in the last three months about the level of Workers' Educational Association funding.
§ Sir Keith JosephAbout 360 letters.