§ Mr. Merlyn Reesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the local authorities where tertiary education has been approved by his Department.
§ Mr. DunnThe following is the list of local education authorities whose proposals under sections 12 to 15 of the Education Act 1980 involving the establishment of tertiary colleges for all or part of the authority's area have been approved by my right hon. Friend or his predecessors.
- * Bury (opening September 1987)
- Cheshire
- Dorset
- Dudley
- Durham
- Essex
- Gloucestershire
- Hampshire
- * Harrow (opening September 1987)
- Kirklees (opening from September 1987)
- Knowsley
- Lancashire
- Manchester
- North Yorkshire
- Oxfordshire
- Sheffield (opening from 1988 to 1992)
- South Tyneside (opening 1989)
- Staffordshire
- * Sunderland (opening 1990)
- Wiltshire
- Wolverhampton
* In authorities marked with an asterisk, and following the opening of tertiary colleges in these authorities, all county 16 to 19 provision will be in the form of tertiary colleges. The other listed LEAs offer county provision also in sixth forms and/or sixth form colleges. All the LEAs listed offer voluntary sector provision in school sixth forms and/or sixth form colleges.