§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his oral answer of 29 March to the hon. Member for Feltham and Heston (Mr. Keen),Official Report, column 787, what study he is making of the age profile of the academic work force.
§ Mr. BoswellIt is for universities and colleges as employers to consider in the first instance the age profile of their academic staff. My right hon. Friend will continue to keep the general situation under review, in the light of any advice from the Higher Education Funding Council for England.