§ Mr. Shersbyasked 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. ThatcherThe 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. 287W The remaining places are filled by the governors. Parents whose children occupy governors' residuary day places are elig-
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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:
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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. Shersbyasked 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. ThatcherWhere it is necessary I am prepared to consider an increase in the tuition fees of a school.