HC Deb 09 July 1998 vol 315 cc619-20W
30. Fiona Mactaggart

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what advice is given to grant-maintained schools about consulting parents on school hours. [48118]

Mr. Byers

Governing bodies of grant-maintained schools decide when sessions should begin and end on each school day. Guidance was provided in the Department's Circular 7/90. This states that, before making changes, the governing bodies of GM schools should take account of the views of those primarily affected, including parents.