HC Deb 13 December 1995 vol 268 c691W
16. Mr. Jacques Arnold

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will make a progress report on the transition to grant-maintained status by state schools.[3883]

Mrs. Gillan

There are now 1,085 grant-maintained schools and 62 more schools have embarked on the GM process.

21. Mr. Hall

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will make a statement on the number of schools balloting on grant-maintained status. [3891]

Mrs. Gillan

Parents are voting now, or will be voting, in about 19 schools' ballots, and have voted in 27 more ballots since the start of the autumn term.