HC Deb 20 February 1989 vol 147 cc513-4W
Dr. Glyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he has any plans to improve the existing machinery for the control of supervision by teachers on school trips and the enquiries which are made in the case of fatal accidents on these trips; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Butcher

Detailed arrangements for these matters are the responsibility of the local education authorities. My Department has provided guidance for them in the booklet "Safety in Outdoor Pursuits" (HMSO). A new and fuller document will be available shortly, incorporating new material prepared in the light of recent accidents. It will be sent free to all schools, colleges and local education authorities.