§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has as to progress on the development of the railbus; and if he can give a date for it being brought into passenger service.
Mr. David MitchellWe approved the construction of 40 of these vehicles last year. I understand that the British Railways Board plans to introduce these units into full passenger service next May in West Yorkshire and that proposals for the construction of a further 150 are now in preparation.
School Number on roll Fe* Number of applicants expressing first preference for the school Number of O level passes (1982) Number of A level passes (1982) Aigburth Vale 698 4 145 198 30 Alsop 1,051 7 166 213 37 Anfield 1,122 7 191 250 45 Breckfield 849 6 123 49 9 Carr Lane 749 6 80 91 10 Childwall Valley 663 4 78 106 11 Collegiate 711 5 66 191 43 Fazakerly 743 6 107 112 12 Gateacre 1,632 10 332 553 106 Highfield 1,255 8 210 294 37 Hillfoot Hey 636 4 89 154 32 Holly Lodge 1,335 8 287 394 45 Holt 1,014 6 158 118 50 Institute Boys 568 4 143 174 44 Institute Girls 330 2 153 203 24 Netherley 636 8 69 43 13 New Heys 1,432 9 208 195 45 Paddington 267 10 28 19 — Quarry Bank 1,398 8 223 545 120 Queen Mary 1,120 7 183 190 34 Shorefields 937 9 141 64 8 Speke 504 5 76 23 — Stanley Park 1,093 7 141 166 24 West Derby 1,295 8 235 413 70 Yew Tree 556 5 77 59 — * Forms of entry at 11+ derived from the schools' admission number for September 1983.
Mr. Altonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he intends to announce his decision on the Liverpool city council's secondary schools reorganisation proposals.