§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Ilford, South (Mr. Gapes) of 17 May,Official Report, column 232, if he will make it his policy to fund a research project into the effect of teacher:pupil ratios on individual pupils' educational achievement.
§ Mr. Robin SquireGiven the research in this area already carried out by other organisations, my right hon. Friend has no current plans to fund a project of this nature from the small budget he has for policy-related research projects. That budget is heavily committed at present with many competing priorities for future funding.