HC Deb 26 November 1996 vol 286 cc182-3W
Mr. Robert McCartney

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the number of pupils in North Down likely to become eligible for grammar school places over the next five years broken down by sex and religion. [5120]

Mr. Ancram

There is no definition of a pupil who is eligible for a grammar school place. The number of pupils entering grammar schools is related to the capacity of grammar schools and in the North Down area a number of pupils choose to attend grammar schools in the Belfast area.