§ 43. Mr. Nobleasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what representations she has had from parents in Lancashire concerning the education of the rising-fives.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonMy right hon. Friend has received five letters from parents in Lancashire about the authority's new policy on primary school admissions, which is to admit children as "rising fives" at the beginning of the term in which they reach the age of 5, namely, one term before they reach statutory school age.