§ 30. Mr. HunterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will take further measures to ensure that local education authorities take prompt action to remove school places which are surplus to requirement. [33228]
§ Mrs. GillanWe look to local education authorities to take action to remove surplus places in the first instance. My right hon. Friend has powers under the Education Act 1993 to direct an authority to bring forward rationalisation proposals where numbers of surplus places appear excessive.