§ Sir P. Bryanasked the Secretary of State for Education and. Science (1) whether, in making her decision to reject the North Riding County Council's proposals for the reorganisation of secondary 179W education in Selby, she has taken into account the probable effects of the development of the Selby coalfield;
(2) why she has rejected the secondary reorganisation scheme for Selby which had the approval of the Selby and Barlby Local Advisory Committee for Education.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonMy right hon. Friend rejected the North Yorkshire education authority's proposals for secondary reorganisation in Selby because she did not consider that the proposals would achieve parity between the three secondary schools involved, and because, in her view, the proposals were not in the best educational interests of all the children concerned. A meeting with representatives of the authority will shortly be arranged, and the probable effects of the development of the Selby coalfield in relation to the reorganisation of secondary education in the area are likely to be included in the matters to be discussed.