§ Mrs. Rosie BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what specific measures he will undertake to safeguard the standard of provision of nursery education in inner London, following the abolition of the Inner London education authority;
(2) what specific measures he will undertake to safeguard the standard of provision of adult education in inner London, following the abolition of the Inner London education authority;
(3) what specific measures he will undertake to safeguard the standard of provision of education for children with special needs in inner London, following the abolition of the Inner London education authority;
(4) what specific measures he will undertake to safeguard the standard of provision of the youth service in inner London, following the abolition of the Inner London education authority.
§ Mr. DunnUnder the proposals announced by my right hon. Friend on 4 February, each Inner London council will become the local education authority for its own area. Councils will be required to publish in 1989 development plans setting out the service they expect to provide from April 1990. The Government will issue guidance on the subjects to be covered by these plans, which will include nursery education, provision for children with special educational needs, adult education and the youth service.
My right hon. Friend also explained that the Department of Education and Science will be discussing, with the Inner London councils, which services, if any, might be better provided by formal or informal cooperative arrangements.