§ Mr. Greenwayasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he expects to publish Her Majesty's Inspectorate's report on education in the London borough of Brent.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe report is being published today and copies have been placed in the Library. It shows that there are serious and deep-seated problems affecting education in Brent: the borough's education service has been gravely impaired by basic weaknesses of management and performance. I have asked the authority to take urgent and immediate action and to let me know by the end of June its action programme and timetable for dealing with the matters raised in the report so that those who live in Brent receive the sort of educational provision they are entitled to expect. I shall continue to monitor the position closely.