§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will make a statement about the consultations she has had with the local authority associations and others about school closures in the light of the falling school population.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonMy right hon. Friend has considered carefully the detailed and helpful observations she has received on the document she circulated in February and has decided to issue a circular to local education authorities in England. Copies of the circular "Falling Numbers and School Closures" are available in the Library of the House.