§ Mr. Goldingasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is ' the number of authorities who have adopted 12 years of age as the age of transfer rather than 11 years; and what proportion of authorities this represents.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeBy January, 1971, the last date for which figures are available, five local education authorities had introduced middle school arrangements with a transfer age of 12-plus in a part or the whole of their areas. About 15 other authorities have broad outline plans of a similar kind. In total, this is about 13 per cent. of authorities in England.