§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will take steps by legislation or otherwise, to enable him to intervene, and to stop the Wolverhampton Borough Council from am ending the articles of the Regis Comprehensive School.
§ Mr. Gordon WalkerUnder Section 17(3,b) of the Education Act 1944 the articles of government for a county secondary school cannot be made or amended by a local education authority without my approval. The recent decision of the local education authority for Wolverhampton to enable pupils in the area served by the Regis Comprehensive School to attend selective schools is a separate matter and does not require or depend upon any change in the school's articles of government.