HC Deb 15 November 1983 vol 48 c400W
Mr. Freud

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what evidence he has of the benefits of open enrolment; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Dunn

In the interests of raising educational standards, my right hon. Friend hopes to find ways in which parental choice and influence could be taken beyond the point reached by the 1980 Act. Subject to resource constraints, open enrolment offers one possibility for making progress.