HC Deb 08 July 1980 vol 988 c110W
43. Mr. Newens

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will take action to prevent the erosion of choice of subject in secondary schools in which numbers of staff are reduced as the result of falling rolls.

Dr. Boyson

This is a matter for education authorities and schools themselves to consider in the light of local circumstances. Our current consultations on a framework for the school curriculum are intended to emphasise the importance of developing local curricular policies, including the identification of priorities, which take account of the staffing and other implications of falling, rolls.