Inner London Education Authority (Hansard, 8 February 1988)

HC Deb 08 February 1988 vol 127 c47W 47W

§ Mr. Tony Banks
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what recent representations he has received about the future of the Inner London education authority; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Dunn
Since the introduction of the Education Reform Bill, the Department of Education and Science has received some 1,200 letters about education in inner London. My right hon. Friend announced on 4 February at columns 1178–9 that the Government had decided to introduce amendments to the Education Reform Bill, with the aim of transferring responsibility for education to the inner London boroughs and the City of London from 1 April 1990.