§ Ms. RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he intends to apply the minimum standard contained in the Education (School Premises) Regulations 1981 to city technology colleges.
§ Mrs. RumboldCity technology colleges, in line with several maintained schools in similar circumstances, are likely to provide rather more generous standards of accommodation than the minima prescribed in the520W regulations. Among the factors to be taken into account are the proposed curriculum emphasis on technology and science and a ratio of teachers to pupils which is characteristic of secondary schools in urban areas.