Mr. Robert G. Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science when the report of the joint efficiency study of non-advanced further education will be published; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe report, which is entitled "Managing Colleges Efficiently", is published today.
It recommends a number of measures which LEAs and further education colleges should take so as to manage their resources more efficiently and effectively. It is the outcome of a joint study undertaken by the DES, the WOED and the local authority associations, and we intend to build on that partnership so as to ensure that the report's challenging recommendations are implemented.