§ 15. Mr. Goodhartasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many letters of protest against the phasing out of direct grant schools he has received since 6th May.
§ Miss Joan LestorAbout 1,600.
§ 35. Mr. Huntasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many letters of protest he has received on the subject of his policy towards direct grant schools.
§ Miss Joan LestorAbout 2,300.
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§ 47. Mr. Kenneth Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what representations he has had on providing further time for direct grant schools to opt in or out of the comprehensive system of education.
§ Miss Joan LestorVery few representations have been made on this point since the Department's letters of 1st May to schools and local education authorities indicated that declarations of schools' intentions would be required by the end of this year.