HC Deb 02 May 1989 vol 152 c73W
23. Mr. Tony Lloyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what steps he is taking to improve the level of attainment by children from inner-urban areas.

Mr. Butcher

The range of measures introduced in the Education Reform Act will raise standards across the country, and their good effect will be most apparent where the problems are worst. Our new city technology colleges will raise standards significantly by example, and give parents and pupils a new choice of school.