Schools (Hansard, 17 July 1990)

§ Mr. Barry Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many local education authority schools in Wales have voted to opt out of local education authority control.

§ Sir Wyn Roberts
Two.

§ Mr. Barry Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many local education authority(a) nursery schools, (b) infant schools, (c) primary schools and (d) secondary schools there are in each of the counties of Wales;
(2) how many private (a) nursery schools, (b) infants schools, (c) primary schools and (d) secondary schools there are in each of the counties of Wales.

§ Sir Wyn Roberts
The information requested is available in "Statistics of Education in Wales: Schools No. 3", table 1.02. Independent schools are not classified by sector.

§ Mr. Barry Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many local education authority(a) nursery schools, (b) infant schools, (c) primary schools and (d) secondary schools he has visited in Wales.

§ Sir Wyn Roberts
As the Minister with direct responsibility to my right hon. Friend for education matters in Wales I am a frequent visitor to schools throughout the Principality.

§ Mr. Barry Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the impact of recent legislation on school governing bodies in Wales.

§ Sir Wyn Roberts
Recent education legislation provides governors with the statutory powers to make decisions about school priorities, and about the needs of individual children. The governing bodies of schools with delegation under local management of schools are now directly responsible for their budget spending and for taking decisions about staff appointments.