§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is his policy on the inclusion by the grant-aided St. Louis R.C. voluntary grammar school, Ballymena, in its enrolment criteria of the statement, "Any prospective entrant must accept the Catholic ethos of the school".
§ Dr. MawhinneyUnder the new open enrolment arrangements all secondary schools must have regard to parental preference. If they are oversubscribed the criteria which they will use in selecting pupils is a matter for the board of governors. I will be considering the need to issue further guidance on criteria in the light of experience in the 1990–91 school year.