asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the estimated expenditure on in-service teacher training by local authorities in England for 1984–85.

Expenditure by local education authorities in England on in-service training for schoolteachers in 1984–85 is estimated at something approaching £100 million. This figure covers the costs to authorities of realeasing teachers to undertake training and the costs of provision made by them through their advisory services and in teachers' centres.