§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will now make arrangements whereby Her Majesty's school inspectorate resumes its regular inspection of schools in the private sector; and if he will make a statement.
§ Dr. BoysonHer Majesty's inspectors continue to make numerous routine inspection visits to independent schools and to maintain a programme of formal inspections for this sector. However, the number and frequency of these inspections478W are inevitably constrained by the current strength of the inspectorate and the range of tasks required of it.