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Mr. Lawrence
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what allocation has been made to Staffordshire county council for the implementation of the general certificate of secondary education.
Mrs. Rumbold
The Government have directly provided for the following expenditure in Staffordshire towards the introduction of GCSE:
| 1986–87 £ | 1987–88 £ | |
| On books and equipment | 438,900 | 234,700 |
| On in-service training | 159,490 | 332,000 |