§ Mr. Marksasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many notices of complaint under Part III of the Education Act have been served on independent schools in each of the years since 1960; and how many so far in 1970.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeThe information is as follows:
Year No. of Notices of Complaint 1960 9 1961 6 1962 5 1963 11 1964 17 1965 21 1966 12 1967 21 1968 16 1969 14 1970 (to date) 9 141
§ Mr. Marksasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a list of independent schools which are not recognised by her Department as efficient.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeNo. There are over 1,300 such schools on the Register of Independent Schools, which, as required by the Education Act, 1944, is open to public inspection at the offices of the Department in Curzon Street.