§ Ms Estelle MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has to exempt any grant-maintained schools from the national curriculum.
§ Mr. Robin SquireMy right hon. Friend has no plans to exempt any self-governing schools from the national curriculum, except in so far as he is considering a number of applications from state schools, including some self-governing schools, to teach an alternative to the present statutory programme for national curriculum technology.