HC Deb 19 June 1998 vol 314 c345W
Dr. Kumar

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on the financial implications of extending secondary comprehensive school education to 16 to 18 year olds. [45165]

Mr. Byers

Extending secondary comprehensive school education to 16 to 18-year-olds may have capital as well as recurrent costs implications for schools, and may have an impact on other post-16 provision in the area.