HC Deb 17 March 1987 vol 112 c468W
38. Mr. Alan Howarth

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what representations he has received on the position of grammar schools.

Mr. Dunn

My right hon. Friend receives representations about grammar schools from time to time, generally in connection with proposals for the closure of such schools made under section 12 of the Education Act 1980, and particularly about comparative performance between those local authorities that retain selection and those which have not.