§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what plans he has to make schools produce brochures for parents; what information is to be contained in such brochures; and when he expects such brochures to be available;
(2) what consultations he has had with the National Union of Teachers over the possibility of schools producing brochures;
(3) what information he expects local authorities to give in the proposed information pamphlets on education in their area; and how much he estimates these will cost to produce.
§ Dr. BoysonAs my right hon. and learned Friend announced yesterday in reply to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Wokingham (Mr. van Straubenzee), the school admissions provisions of the 1980 Act will be brought into force from 1 October 1980 so as to550W apply to admissions from the autumn of 1982. Authorities and schools will publish information and apply their new arrangements during the course of the 1981–82 school year. Section 8 of the Act empowers my right hon. and learned Friend to make regulations prescribing the information which local education authorities and governors should publish about their schools and the timing and manner of publication. He hopes shortly to consult a wide range of interested bodies, including the NUT and the teacher unions about the content of those regulations.