§ Mr. SillarsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) if he will list those years in the period 1974 to 1989 when financial cuts in real terms were made in public expenditure on education in England and Wales;
(2) if he will list those years in the period 1974 to 1989 when financial cuts in real terms were made in public expenditure on education in England and Wales.
§ Mrs. RumboldPublic expenditure on education in England and Wales fell in real terms (as measured by the GDP deflator) in the following financial years in the period referred to:
1974–75; 1978–79; 1979–80; 1981–82; 1984–85; 1985–86.