§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has as to the number of exchanges currently operating between schools and industry; and what trend this represents in relation to previous years.
§ Mr. Chris PattenSuch information is not available centrally. The Government have often stressed the importance of the different forms of school-industry liaison and they hope that such liaison will expand, particularly as a result of the initiatives being taken in Industry Year.