§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many governors have been removed from governing bodies prior to the expected end of their term of office(a) during the current year and (b) before the current year.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe information requested is not available.
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many local education authority appointed governors there are in each of the local education authorities in England and Wales.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe Department of Education and Science does not collect details of the precise number of local education authority appointed governors within each authority. I will write to the hon. Member with such information as is available.
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he has received any representations about the removal of local education authority appointed governors from school governing bodies.
§ Mrs. RumboldMy right hon. Friend has received various representations on this matter. Local education authorities have the statutory power to remove from office governors whom they appoint. They must, however, exercise that power reasonably and we would consider carefully any complaint that they had failed to do so in a particular instance.