§ 24. Mr. Roger KingTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the future of grammar schools.
§ Mr. FallonThe organisation of school provision is a matter for individual local education authorities. My right hon. and learned Friend considers any proposals to reorganise schools, including proposals for the establishment or closure of grammar schools, on their merits. He has said that he would look very carefully at any proposals to close grammar schools or end selective education, taking full account of expressed parental wishes.