§ Mr. ChaytorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what assessment he has made of the co-ordination between Ofsted and the Further Education Funding Council on the inspection of adult and community education; and if he will make a statement. [68868]
§ Mr. ChaytorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many inspections of local authority adult and community education services have been conducted by Ofsted in each of the last six years; and what proportion of Ofsted's total inspections this represents. [68870]
§ Mr. ChaytorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what plans he has to increase the total number of inspections of local authority adult and community education services. [68871]
§ Mr. MudieAs part of their current corporate planning process, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has asked Ofsted to increase the number of its inspections of Local Education Authority adult education services in 1999–2000. I have asked Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools to write to the hon. Member about planned and the number of past inspections carried out by Ofsted,706W and to place a copy of the letter in the Library. As set out in "The Learning Age", my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State believes there is scope for some collaborative working between Ofsted and the Further Education Funding Council Inspectorate in relation to adult and community education and he will consult the Chief Inspector and the Council about ways of achieving this.