§ Mr. Greenwayasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will take steps to strengthen the rights of parents who wish to make complaints about the education of their children at school.
§ Mr. DunnThere is no fetter on the rights of parents and others to make complaints. Where these fall to my right hon. Friend to consider, he already has powers to intervene under sections 68 and 99 of the Education Act 1944 if he is satisfied that relevant statutory powers or duties have been exercised unreasonably or that a breach of a relevant statutory duty has occurred.