§ Sir Irvine PatnickTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what discussions she has had with local authorities representatives concerning local education authorities' responsibilities for deciding capital expenditure; and if she will make a statement. [8101]
§ Mrs. GillanWe discuss local education authorities spending needs for capital work with the local authority associations at official level at the service working group on education and at ministerial level at the Consultative Council on Local Government Finance.
It is for individual local education authorities to decide how to use the capital resources available to them.