§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what steps he took to satisfy himself that the procedures for the awarding of the surveying management contract at Anglia polytechnic were carried out in accordance with his Department's requirements;
(2) how the costs of staff redundancies arising out of competitive tendering procedures in polytechnics are funded.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthI refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave him on Thursday 30 January.