§ Mr. Dormandasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she 59W will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT the names of those local education authorities who have withdrawn proposals for comprehensive schools following the issue of circular 10/70.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeThe position has not changed since I replied to a Question by the hon. Member on 22nd March, 1971. Since the issue of circular 10/70 two local education authorities—Burton-upon-Trent and Southend-on-Sea—have withdrawn plans, which had previously been approved in principle, for the reorganisation of secondary schools on comprehensive lines.—[Vol. 814, c. 60–1.]
Mr. Donnandasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many schemes for secondary reorganisation submitted by local education authorities contain, respectively, full provision and partial provision for comprehensive schools.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeOne hundred and nineteen local education authorities in England and Wales have schemes which provide for comprehensive schools in the whole or greater part of their areas and 16 have schemes covering a lesser part.