§ Mr. StrawTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he will be meeting Councillor Maureen Wheadon of Avon county council; and what is the purpose of the meeting.
§ Mr. MacGregorNo such meeting has been arranged.
§ Mr. StrawTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he intends to appeal against the judgment of Mr. Justice Hutchinson concerning his decisions in respect of Beechen Cliff school, Bath and the proposals of Avon county council; and if he will make a statement about that judgment.
§ Mr. MacGregorI propose to reconsider the application from Beechen Cliff school, Bath and the statutory proposals from the Avon county council in the light of Mr. Justice Hutchinson's judgment. The judgment concerned the handling of a particular set of proposals. The principle of the grant-maintained option being available to schools is not in question.