Religious Organisations: Consultation with the Department for Education and Skills

HL Deb 14 September 2001 vol 627 cc47-8WA

Lord Goodhart

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Which faith-based organisations have had meetings with Department for Education and Skills Ministers specifically to discuss policy in the last year. [HL625]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills (Baroness Ashton of Upholland)

In the last year, Department for Education and Skills Ministers have met representatives of the Church of England, the Roman Catholic Church, the Methodist Church, the Free Church Federal Council and the Muslim Education Co-ordinating Council (UK) to discuss policy.

Officials held a meeting with all the national faith organisations which provide maintained schools on 25 May to discuss the Green Paper, Schools Building on Success.