HC Deb 01 December 1987 vol 123 c532W
60. Sir John Farr

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will take steps to extend the obligation to teach religious education to non-maintained schools.

Mrs. Rumbold

It would be wrong to impose such a requirement in schools which are independent foundations. It is a matter for the judgment of parents whether curricula offered by independent schools meet their requirements with regard to religious education.