HC Deb 05 July 1995 vol 263 cc212-3W
Mr. Maclennan

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what action he proposes to take in respect of the school board of Tongue school, Sutherland. [32657]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

None.

Mr. Maclennan

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what procedures apply when the parents of children attending a school indicate by a clear majority of all parents on successive occasions at a properly constituted meeting with the school board that they have no confidence in the board. [32677]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Under section 30 of the School Boards (Scotland) Act 1988, whenever the requisite number of parents so request in writing, the school board must hold a meeting to enable parents to make inquiries and to discuss matters relating to the activities of the board and to make resolutions relating to the activities of the board. The board is required to consider any resolution passed at such a meeting. The requisite number of parents for the purpose of requesting a meeting is 30, or a number of parents equal to at least one quarter of those who were entitled to vote at the most recently held elections of parent members, whichever is the less.