§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what consultation she undertook with members of the education welfare service, in drawing up the exclusion measures currently before Parliament. [11567]
§ Mr. ForthThe Department is in regular contact on a wide range of issues with the Association for education welfare managers and the National Association of Social Workers in Education. Consultations on specific measures in the current Education Bill included the local authority associations, which are representative of those responsible for the education welfare service.