HC Deb 11 June 1996 vol 279 cc116-7W
Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many(a) primary and (b) secondary schools voted to become grant maintained during each financial year since 1993–94; and, in each case, what proportion of parental ballots ended in a yes vote. [31844]

Mrs. Gillan

The information requested is given in the table:

1993–94 1994–95 1995–96
Number of ballots Number (proportion) of yes votes Number of ballots Number (proportion) of yes votes Number of ballots Number (proportion) of yes votes
Primary 274 201 (73 per cent.) 94 55 (59 per cent.) 61 37 (61 per cent.)
Secondary 171 107 (63 per cent.) 43 13 (30 per cent.) 31 13 (42 per cent.)

Mr Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many(a) primary and (b) secondary schools voted to become grant maintained during the academic years 1992–93, 1993–94 and 1995–96, and in each case, what proportion of parental ballots ended in a "yes" vote. [31843]

Mrs. Gillan

The information requested is given in the tables:

1992–93
Number of ballots Number (proportion) of yes votes
Primary 310 252 (81 per cent.)
Secondary 392 291 (74 per cent.)
1993–94
Number of ballots Number (proportion) of yes votes
Primary 165 105 (64 per cent.)
Secondary 104 52 (50 per cent.)
1994–95
Number of ballots Number (proportion) of yes votes
Primary 59 37 (63 per cent.)
Secondary 26 13 (50 per cent.)
1993–94
Number of ballots Number (proportion) of yes votes
Primary 56 34 (61 per cent.)
Secondary 35 13 (37 per cent.)