§ Mr. Wrayasked the Prime Minister if she will make it her policy to create a national school for public administration to which local government employees should have access.
§ The Prime MinisterI refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply I gave him on Thursday 22 October at column845. Opportunities already exist for local government employees to undertake training jointly with civil servants, for example through the Cabinet Office's top management programme, or courses run by the Civil Service College.