§ 59. Dame Irene Wardasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science to the latest convenient date, how many local education authorities have informed him that they are unwilling to carry out a system of comprehensive reorganisation; how many were sent letters regarding financial action by him; how many subsequently changed their policy; and how many cases are still unresolved.
§ Miss BaconIn settling the school building programme for 1969–70 I deferred secondary projects for eight authorities pending clarification of their intentions towards reorganisation on comprehensive lines. I have since authorised projects for four of them where there is now satisfactory progress with reorganisation. I am still considering a reorganisation plan submitted by a fifth. In connection with the 1970–71 programme I am taking similar action with 14 more authorities—including 4 of the 8 who have formally declined to submit a reorganisation scheme—but it is too soon to judge the results.