§ Mr. HoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list all professional bodies within the Scottish education system that have made representations to him requesting or demanding the right to opt out of the state system; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe right to apply to withdraw schools from education authority control will be offered to parents. It will be for parents at a local level to decide whether to exercise this right.
A paper describing our proposals was issued last week and I look forward to receiving constructive comments from all involved in Scottish education including appropriate professional bodies.