To comment on the points raised by the head teacher of the Mossley Church of England primary school about the way in which his local management initiative is being implemented by the local education authority & which have been forwarded to DES by the hon Member for Congleton.

To comment on the points raised by the head teacher of the Mossley Church of England primary school about the way in which his local management initiative is being implemented by the local education authority & which have been forwarded to DES by the hon Member for Congleton.

What steps the DES is taking to ensure that funding by local education authorities for schools through the local management scheme takes into account actual salaries paid to teachers, rather than average level of salary within that local authority area.

What steps the DES is taking to ensure that funding by local education authorities for schools through the local management scheme takes into account actual salaries paid to teachers, rather than average level of salary within that local authority area.