§ Mrs. Maureen HicksTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the implications of the local management scheme on staffing levels of the education departments in local authorities.
§ Mrs. RumboldAs more decision-making is delegated to schools there should certainly be scope for economies in LEAs' central administration costs, but authorities will have a continuing strategic role under local management and will be able to hold back resources for key central services. Each authority will determine its own staffing needs for these.