§ 22. Mr. Nicholas Bakerasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he has any plans to alter the balance of education expenditure as between buildings and equipment on the one hand and teachers' salaries on the other.
§ Sir Keith JosephNo. The Government's plans for current expenditure (including teachers' salaries) and for capital expenditure on education remain as set out in Cmnd. 9428. At local level, it is for local education authorities to use the resources available to them, bearing in mind their statutory responsibilities and local priorities.