§ Mr. Radiceasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he expects to make available the report of Her Majesty's Inspector on the effects of local authority expenditure policies on the education service in England in 1986.
Mr. Kenneth Bakeer[pursuant to the oral reply of the Leader of the House, 16 July 1987, c. 1281]: The HMI report on the educational provision made by LEAs in England, and the quality of response to that provision, as observed in the autumn of 1986 has been published today. Copies are available in the Vote Office. This is the seventh report to be published since this Government decided that HMI findings should be made generally available. Over that period the nature of the report has undergone several major changes. However, it is still based on inspections carried out in just one term. I have therefore asked the senior chief inspector to consider whether an annual report can be produced for publication which will distil the lessons to be gleaned from Her Majesty's inspectors' observations of teaching and learning in schools and colleges over the full academic year. The report should aim to offer local education authorities, teachers and parents an independent view of the nature, quality and effectiveness of the education provided in schools and colleges.