Grant-maintained Schools (Hansard, 28 October 1992)

§ Mr. Pawsey
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what representations he has received from Birmingham local education authority about parental choice and grant-maintained schools; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Forth
No recent representations have been received from Birmingham local education authority specifically about parental choice and grant-maintained schools.

§ Mr. Llew Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list the sources and evidence on which the statement made at paragraph 13.3 of the White Paper, "Choice and Diversity: A New Framework for Schools", that grant-maintained schools secure better value for money is based.

§ Mr. Forth
Her Majesty's inspectorate has observed that grant-maintained schools have generally deployed their resources to good effect. The majority of respondents to a survey of grant-maintained schools conducted by the Grant-Maintained Schools Centre reported increased ability to focus spending on delivery of education in the classroom.