§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish detailed statistics on pupil-teacher ratios and unit costs in primary, secondary and grammar schools for each of the five education and library board areas in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. NewtonInstructions were issued last week on the payment of arrears of benefit to people in ordinary board and lodging between 29 April and 24 November 1985. Copies of the instructions are in the Library. Local offices will be identifying affected cases and paying arrears as soon as possible.
We shall also take the earliest possible opportunity to secure, take in and, as appropriate, act upon judicial clarification of the effect of the Supplementary Benefit (Requirements) Amendment and Temporary Provisions Regulations (SI 1984/2034), which governed the payments for all types of boarders from December 1984 to April 1985.