§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list his responsibilities in relation to the applications by parents from outside the strict catchment area of a secondary school to send their children to a designated bilingual secondary school and the retention of a child by parental wish in the third form of a secondary school for a further year.
§ Mr. John MorrisIt is the responsibility of the LEA to decide on the arrangements for the admission of children to schools in its area. I have power under section 68 of the Education Act 1944 to give directions if I am satisfied that a local education authority or the managers or governors of a county or voluntary school have acted or are proposing to act unreasonably.