§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list the schools in the Chelmsford parliamentary constituency that(a) are grant maintained, (b) have had grant-maintained status approved which is yet to come into force and (c) have not yet sought grant-maintained status; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Robin SquireInformation on schools by parliamentary constituency is not collected centrally. Relevant information held by the department for schools in Essex local education authority has been placed in the Library.
The benefits of self-government are becoming increasingly clear to governors and parents. This is particularly true in Essex, which already has 114 self-governing schools—more than any other LEA in the country.