§ 9. Mr. Rostasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether she is satisfied with the arrangements for secondary education in Melbourne and the surrounding areas of South Derbyshire which will result from the reorganisation by the Derby Borough; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeMy right hon. Friend concluded that the county borough's proposals should be approved. Secondary education in Melbourne is to be the subject of a discussion as requested by my hon. Friend.
§ Mr. RostWhile I welcome the meeting which my right hon. Friend has agreed to have with those concerned, may I urge her please to start the new secondary school building before 1975–76, otherwise equality of educational opportunity will be prejudiced for many of my constituents' children in the Melbourne area because they will have to take selective examinations in order to enter a non-selective system?
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeIt would probably be most convenient if this were the subject of the discussions to which my hon. Friend has referred. My hon. Friend will recall that I thought it wise to write to him on 8th May explaining a supplementary answer which I had given. I would not want there to be any misunderstanding about the position of the school at Chellaston.