§ 59. Mr. RoweTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he has any plans to designate a new polytechnic in Kent; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. JacksonMy right hon. Friend has no such plans. However, the Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council that will be established following the passage of the Education Reform Bill will be asked to include among its early tasks an assessment of whether any further designations would be appropriate.