HC Deb 26 February 1973 vol 851 cc286-9W
Mr. Shersby

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of the arrangements whereby parents may apply to direct grant schools for places and then have their fees reduced or remitted by her Department in those cases where local authorities decline to take up places in the direct grant list.

Mrs. Thatcher

The Direct Grant Schools Regulations 1959 require the governors of direct grant grammar schools to allot at least 25 per cent. of their upper-school places free to pupils who have attended maintained primary schools for at least two years: these free places may be offered through local education authorities which must pay the full tuition fee, or directly to parents. Authorities are entitled to additional reserved places up to another 25 per cent. if they want them. The remaining places are filled by the governors. Parents whose children occupy governors' residuary day places are elig-

Total gross annual income of parents or guardians from all sources (less£100 p.a. for each additional dependent child after the first) Annual contribution by parents towards the tuition fees of
One residuary place day pupil* Two residuary place day pupils Three residuary place day pupils Four residuary place day pupils
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
(not exceeding)
1,000 0 0 0 0
1,045 3 4.50 6 7.50
1,090 6 9 12 15
1,135 9 13.50 18 22.50
1,180 12 18 24 30
1,225 15 22.50 30 37.50
1,270 18 27 36 45
1,315 21 31.50 42 52.50
1,360 24 36 48 60
1,405 27 40.50 54 67.50
1,450 30 45 60 75
1,495 33 49.50 66 82.50
1,540 36 54 72 90
1,585 39 58.50 78 97.50
1,630 42 63 84 105
1,675 45 67.50 90 112.50
1,720 48 72 96 120
1,765 51 76.50 102 127.50
1,810 54 81 108 135
1,855 57 85.50 114 142.50
1,900 60 90 120 150
1,945 63 94.50 126 157.50
1,990 66 99 132 165
2,035 69 103.50 138 172.50
2,080 72 108 144 180
2,125 75 112.50 150 187.50
2,170 78 117 156 195
2,215 81 121.50 162 202.50
2,260 84 126 168 210
2,305 87 130.50 174 217.50
2,350 90 135 180 225
2,395 93 139.50 186 232.50
2,440 96 144 192 240
2,485 99 148.50 198 247.50
2,530 102 153 204 255
2,575 105 157.50 210 262.50
2,620 108 162 216 270
2,665 111 166.50 222 277.50
2,710 114 171 228 285
2,755 117 175.50 234 292.50
2,800 120 180 240 300
2,845 123 184.50 246 307.50
2,890 126 189 252 315
2,935 129 193.50 258 322.50
2,980 132 198 264 330
3,025 135 202.50 270 337.50
3,070 138 207 276 345
3,115 141 211.50 282 352.50
3,160 144 216 288 360
3,205 147 220.50 294 367.50
3,250 150 225 300 375
3,295 153 229.50 306 382.50
3,340 156 234 312 390
3,385 159 238.50 318 397.50
3,430 162 243 324 405
3,475 165 247.50 330 412.50
3,520 168 252 336 420
3,565 171 256.50 342 427.50
3,610 174 261 348 435
3,655 177 265.50 354 442.50
3,700 180 270 360 450
* A residuary place is one in the upper school where a parent or guardian is responsible for paying the child's tuition fees.

ible for the remission of all or part of the tuition fees on the basis of an income scale set out below:

Total gross annual income of parents or guardians from all sources (less£100 p.a. for each additional dependent child after the first) Annual contribution by parents towards the tuition fees of
One residuary place day pupil* Two residuary place day pupils Three residuary place day pupils Four residuary place day pupils
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
(not exceeding)
3,745 183 274.50 366 457.50
3,790 186 279 372 465
3,835 189 283.50 378 472.50
3,880 192 288 384 480
3,925 195 292.50 390 487.50
3,970 198 297 396 495
4,015 201 301.50 402 502.50
etc. (continuing in steps of£45) etc. etc. etc. etc.
(continuing in steps of£3) (continuing in steps of£4.50) (continuing in steps of£6) (continuing in steps of£7.50)

Mr. Shersby

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, in those cases where direct grant schools cannot fill their statutory 25 per cent. of free places from local authorities, what arrangements she is able to make to assist the governors to meet the cost of providing such places from the schools' own funds.

Mrs. Thatcher

Where it is necessary I am prepared to consider an increase in the tuition fees of a school.