§ 20. Mr. George Gardinerasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he is satisfied with the operation of the system of limits to the catchment areas of schools within local education authorities.
§ Miss Joan LestorThe designation of catchment areas for particular schools is a common, and normally satisfactory, means used by local education authorities for giving preference to certain applicants when the school cannot admit all of them.
§ 24. Mr. Gouldasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what effort is being made to recognise the differing rates of growth in the school population in different parts of the country.
§ Miss Joan LestorEvery effort is made to take account of expected instances of school population growth when the capital resources available to meet basic need for additional school places are distributed562W between local education authorities by my right hon. Friend. It is for each authority to decide how best to use its allocation to meet the needs of individual localities within its area.