§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how invitations for the regional meetings on
Attending Speaking* Newcastle Bradford Preston Total Newcastle Bradford Preston Total LEAs … 29 31 39 99 4 5 7 16 Teachers … 38 37 40 115 15 6 13 34 Parents† … 24 21 16 61 3 3 8 14 Others … 99 104 140 343 19 16 17 52 TOTAL … 190 193 235 618 41 30 45 116 * Excluding the chairman and four lead speakers. † A number of those counted under other headings may have spoken from a parental standpoint