§ 84. Mr. Stanbrookasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether she will seek powers to give parents the right to decide whether or not their children shall receive sex education in schools.
§ Mrs. ThatcherI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to the question 217W by my hon. Friend the Member for Chigwell (Mr. Biggs-Davison) on 1st April.—[Vol. 814, c. 417.]
§ 85. Mr. Stanbrookasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether she will arrange for the publication of a booklet for use in schools, covering the subject of sex education in simple terms based on the Christian ethic.
§ Mrs. ThatcherThe Department's publications on health education already contain advice on this subject. The selection of teaching material rests with local education authorities and the schools.