§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will introduce legislation to require local authorities to provide transport for children attending a school outside the official catchment area in which their parents reside; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DunnIt would be a retrograde step to provide for the reintroduction of strict catchment areas, which were abolished under the Education Act 1980. In any event, I see no case for increasing local education authorities' school transport obligations in the way proposed.