§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science on which dates since 1 January 1988 he has met the director of education of the Southwark diocese; at which of these meetings city technology colleges in the Southwark diocese have been discussed; at which of these meetings the future of the sites reserved for education by the London Docklands 693W development corporation in Surrey docks, London SE16, has been discussed; and on which of these dates the future of Bacon's school, London SE1 and London SE16, has been discussed.
§ Mrs. RumboldMy right hon. Friend has had three meetings with the director of education of the Southwark diocese since 1 January 1988. At meetings on 29 September, 6 December and 12 January 1989, there was some discussion of options for the future of Bacon's school, whether on its present site or on a relocated site in the Surrey docks. Should the diocesan board of Education and the governors of the school wish to see the existing school closed to make way for a city technology college, the governors would need the approval of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State under section 14 of the 1944 Education Act.