§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education when his Department received the city of Manchester's proposals for reorganising special education in the city; when he will be responding; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ForthManchester city council notified the Department on 20 July 1993 of its intention to reorganise special education in the city. Formal proposals were submitted to the Department on 1 October.
The council was notified on 31 March 1994 of the Secretary of State's decision to approve the reorganisation of the Ewing special school. On 11 July, the council was informed that the Secretary of State had given qualified approval, subject to the satisfactory completion of building work, to the reorganisation and closure of other special schools in the city.