asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, further to his reply to the hon. Member for Yeovil on 20 February, Official Report, column 838, concerning the formula used in determining capital allocations; what considerations were material in his not agreeing to place copies of the current formula in the Library; and if he will make a statement.

The reply of 20 February, Official Report, column 838 explained the basis of the formula in words rather than algebraically, in the interests of general intelligibility. A copy of the formula expressed in algebraic terms has now been placed in the Library.