§ Mr. Gristasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will make a statement on her policy in view of the proposed establishment of Muslim denominational schools.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonAny proposal to establish a voluntary school to be maintained by a local education author
298WUnited Kingdom are matters for the Secretaries of State for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, respectively.
(a) (b) Financial year Long-term loans Loans to temporary exhibitions £ £ 1967–68 500 — 1968–69 — — 1969–70 — — 1970–71 — 3,330 1971–72 — — 1972–73 — — 1973–74 — — 1974–75 — — 1975–76 — 14,265 1976–77 — 230
§ Mr. Fauldsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether she will publish in the Official Report the attendance figures for 1977 at the national museums and galleries in the United Kingdom, broken down into the individual institutions but comprising their outstations, with figures in each case of the percentage increase or decrease on the attendance figures for 1976.
§ Mr. OakesEstimated attendance figures for 1977 reported by the national museums and galleries and their outstations in England are given, together with percentage changes on figures for 1976, in the following table. Attendances in other parts of the United Kingdom are matters for the Secretaries of State of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland respectively.
ity requires the Secretary of State's approval under the provisions of Section 13 of the Education Act 1944, as amended, and is subject to the procedures laid down in that section. It is for the Moslem community to decide whether they wish to make such a proposal, which would have to be the subject of consultation with the local authority concerned. The Secretary of State considers such proposals in relation to all the relevant 299W circumstances, including the need for additional maintained provision in the area.
The Secretary of State's consent or approval is not required for the establishment of independent schools, but, once established, all independent schools are subject to the registration and inspection provisions of the Education Act 1944.