§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many parents secured the primary or secondary school of their first choice for their child in the most recent year for which figures are available(a) in total and (b) for each local education authority. [38583]
§ Mr. Robin SquireThis information is not collected centrally. However, the most recent evidence—from surveys commissioned by the Association of Metropolitan Authorities in 1992 andThe Times in 1993—suggested that some 90 per cent. of parents gained a place at their first choice school.