The letters from Mr Creek and Mr Anson (April 13) highlight the essential difference between Labour and the opposition on the City Council.

They both attack Labour's forward looking pledge on providing a computer in the home of every primary school child, but offer nothing positive.

Not surprisingly as the Conservative Agent Mr Creek is entirely negative. And wrong. Because of Labour action in York the percentage of infant pupils in classes of 30 has dramatically fallen to nine per cent and we are well on target to meet the Government's pledge to reduce the number to zero.

It is Labour which has increased nursery provision by 20 per cent. It is Labour that last year gave primary schools the largest expenditure increase per pupil - £50 -- of anywhere in the country.

Mr Anson is out of touch with the real world where more and more information - learning - is obtained via computers. Labour's aim is to raise the already high educational standards.

That is why we have agreed tough performance standards with the schools. That is why we have made our pledge, because it will increase computer literacy - a requirement for the world of the Millennium - and give all of our primary children real hands-on experience.

We have to look forward and Labour pledges are about just that.

Coun R I Hills,

Labour Leader,

City of York Council,

Guildhall,

York.

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