HC Deb 24 October 1968 vol 770 c332W
Mr. Boyd-Carpenter

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether it was with his authority that one of the Ministers of State in his Department gave official information on 2nd October to the Vice-Chairman of the Kingston-upon-Thames Labour Party about the Government's intentions in respect of legislation to override the views of local authorities in respect of the matter of secondary education.

Mr. Edward Short

Nothing was said to the resident of Kingston-upon-Thames which was not clearly indicated in my right hon. Friend's speech to the Labour Party Conference on Wednesday, 2nd October.