§ 27. Sir John Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what advice has been given to local education authorities engaged in the reorganisation of their schools due to falling rolls.
§ Mr. DunnAdvice on the statutory procedures and my right hon. Friend's policies is contained in DES circulars 2/80, 2/81 and 4/82 and administrative memorandum 4/84. In addition, the White Paper "Better Schools" (Cmnd. 9469) proposes principles on the minimum desirable size of schools.