§ Mr. Cormackasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether, in view of the offer to local education authorities of a film which depicts the sex act, she will now consider setting up a committee to advise her on aids to sexual education so that she will be in a position to indicate to authorities where material on offer is potentially dangerous or offensive.
§ Mrs. ThatcherThe selection of teaching materials including those on sex education is a matter for local education authorities and the schools. I hope, like my predecessors, to rely on their good sense in these matters. Advice on sex education is already available to me from the Chief Medical Officer, the Department's own medical officers and Her Majesty's Inspectorate. Within their respective spheres both the Schools Council and the Health Education Council offer guidance on curriculum questions.