§ Mr. GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what estimate he has made of the cost of holding ballots on the future of grammar schools in(a) Kent, (b) Lincolnshire, (c) Medway,(d) Slough, (e) Southend, (f) Torbay, (g) Trafford, (h) Buckinghamshire and (i) Bexley. [47090]
§ Mr. ByersBallots will be held only when 20 per cent. of local parents seek one. The cost will depend on how many ballots parents seek. Where parents seek ballots, every effort will be made to ensure that costs are kept to a minimum and value for money is secured.