§ Mr. Alisonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) when it is expected to establish a sixth form in the proposed Wetherby comprehensive school; and what provision for sixth-form education subject to what conditions of entry will be made for Wetherby pupils who wish to pursue further education at this level pending the establishment of such a sixth form at Wetherby;
384W(2) what plans there are for preparing children at the Wetherby comprehensive school, to be opened in 1967, to sit for the Certificate of Secondary Education examination;
(3) what general proposals he has received from the local authorities concerned for the reorganisation of secondary education in the Wetherby area on comprehensive lines; and what actions he proposes to take in this matter;
(4) what opportunity will be afforded to parents in the Wetherby area to select a school of their choice for their child or children, in accordance with the provisions of the Education Act, 1944, following the reorganisation of secondary education in the Wetherby area on comprehensive lines;
(5) how many, and which, academic subjects, including classical and modern languages, and how many, and which, craft subjects will be available for pupils in the proposed Wetherby comprehensive school who hope to take the General Certificate of Education examination at O level; how soon after the school's opening in 1967 these subjects will be taught; and what provision will be made for pupils who may be affected by a delay in the introduction of one or more such subjects.
§ Mr. CroslandThe West Riding Authority's secondary reorganisation proposals for Wetherby were submitted only last week. There has been no time to consider them.