§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his answer of 3 July,Official Report, column 713, what plans he has for funding the standing advisory committees for religious education, or their equivalents, if plans described in Cm. 2021, are implemented.
§ Mr. ForthUnder the proposals set out in the White paper, "Choice and Diversity" (Cm. 2021), local education authorities would remain responsible for establishing and funding standing advisory councils on religious education.