§ Ms. QuinTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proposals he has for the voluntary aided and the voluntary controlled sector; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. FallonWe are firmly committed to the dual system of county and voluntary schools and we value the contribution of the churches to state education. Overall capital expenditure on church schools on a per pupil basis increased by 80 per cent. in real terms between 1979–80 and 1990–91.
434WWe have no proposals to make significant changes to the status of the voluntary schools sector, beyond the plans announced by my right hon. and learned Friend on 21 March to transfer voluntary sixth form colleges to a new sector of post-16 education from April 1993. These colleges will retain their voluntary status.