asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether it is the intention of the Local Authority Committee for Higher Education to proceed to public advertisement for the three posts of assistant secretary; and by what date any advertisement of such posts is likely to appear.

Two assistant secretaries have already been appointed to the national advisory body for local authority higher education, to be concerned with finance and resources respectively. It is expected that the post of assistant secretary (academic) will be advertised after meetings of the board and committee of the national advisory body later this month.