HC Deb 24 January 1968 vol 757 c143W
Mr. Christopher Price

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what percentage of pupils at direct grant schools hold free places and pay fees, respectively;

(2) what percentage of parents who pay fees at direct grant schools receive some remission of fees.

Mr. Gordon Walker

62 per cent. of pupils at direct grant schools hold free places and 38 per cent. hold fee-paying places. 28 per cent. of the latter (11 per cent. of the total) have their fees wholly or partly remitted.