§ Mr. HaselhurstTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he has given further consideration to the proposals for a grant scheme put forward by the Council of British Independent Schools in the European Communities; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. RumboldMy right hon. Friend met representatives of COBISEC on 6 December. At the meeting he undertook to consider the proposals further on the basis of certain additional evidence which COBISEC was to provide. I understand that some of this additional evidence is still in preparation and we must await this before any decision can be taken.