§ Mr. Frank Fieldasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science on how many occasions he has received representations from parents against the allocation by local education authorities of their children to (a) primary and (b) secondary school places for the years since 1981; and on how many of those occasions he gave a direction to the local education authority concerned under section 68 of the Education Act 1944 on the grounds that he was satisfied that it was acting or proposing to act unreasonably in relation to (i) primary schools and (ii) secondary schools.
§ Mr. DunnDetailed records are not kept of all the many representations of varying substance received on various matters. In 1984, however, about 150 representations raised issues on school admissions—almost wholly in relation to secondary schools—that warranted further investigation, but in no case were the circumstances found to be such as to enable my right hon. Friend to exercise his limited powers of intervention under section 68 of the Education Act 1944.
§ Mr. Frank Fieldasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science on how many occasions since June 1982 local education authorities have applied to him under section 37(3) of the Education Act 1944 for directions as to which school should be named in a school attendance order in relation to (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools; and on how many of those occasions the school
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United Kingdom Imports of Soya Bean* Countries of Origin 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 France 39 9 — — 18 4 98 14 — — Netherlands 655 99 1,718 358 16,709 2,608 6,244 981 10,301 2,072 West Germany — — 40 6 — — 5 2 — — Belgium/Luxembourg — — — — 4 1 10,227 1,501 — — Irish Republic — — 38 7 14 3 59 12 193 38 Nigeria 388 48 — — 609 91 — — — — Thailand 3 1 — — 1 † — — — — China 4 1 5 1 — — 2 1 — — Japan † 1 7 2 5 3 4 1 31 8 Canada 1,211 194 1,225 193 8,711 1,472 5,365 741 5,180 803 United States of America 892,090 125,875 1,132,402 145,756 1,123,654 165,469 1,104,893 158,731 764,036 126,676 Brazil 13,654 1,854 — — 702 113 12,829 1,669 † 1 directed by him to be named in the order was that selected by the parents in relation to (i) primary schools and (ii) secondary schools.
§ Mr. DunnOn 1 July 1982, section 37(3) of the Education Act 1944 was superseded by new local arrangements for determining these questions under the Education Act 1980.