§ Mr. Marksasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many of the 314 registered boarding schools which were not recognised as efficient in 1967 have now been recognised; how many have been closed; and how many such schools have opened since and not been recognised.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeSince 1967, in England and Wales, 40 independent boarding schools (including six new schools) have been recognised as efficient. In the same period, two unrecognised schools have been struck off the register of independent schools following action under Part III of the Education Act, 1944, 83 such schools have closed voluntarily and 10 new schools have been refused recognition as efficient.