§ Mr. van Straubenzeeasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science on how many occasions within the last 12 months he has, when communicating officially with a local education authority, sent a copy to the leader of the minority group of the authority concerned.
§ Miss BaconAs I explained in reply to the hon. Member's previous Question, this action was taken in the case of Reading because I had been asked about progress. Similar action has been taken in the past in similar circumstances in a few cases, but the occasions have not been specially recorded.—[Vol. 768, c.53–4.]
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§ Mr. van Straubenzeeasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, in sending a copy of his recent letter to the county borough of Reading about secondary reorganisation to the leader of the minority group on that council, what conditions he imposed covering the release of the copy to the Press before his official letter was placed before the appropriate committee of the council.
§ Miss BaconNone.