§ Mr. KidneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what legal advice he has received about the application of the Rotherham Judgment of 4 December 1997 to primary schools admissions procedures. [28706]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe Department understands that the recent judgment on Rotherham LEA's admission arrangements confirms the primacy the legislation gives to meeting an expressed parental preference when allocating primary and secondary school places, while making clear that the use of catchment areas is not in itself unlawful.