§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment she had made of the effect of the 1995–96 standard spending assessment settlement (1) on the number of teachers employed in England; and (2) on class sizes in England.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe effect of the settlement on the number of teachers and on class sizes will depend on decisions yet to be made by individual LEAs and schools, and on the cost of the teachers' pay award.