HC Deb 19 May 2003 vol 405 cc555-6W
Mr. Damian Green

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what approaches have been made to his Department by groups wishing to(a) establish new faith schools and (b) bring independent faith schools into the maintained sector in the last 12 months. [110183]

Mr. Miliband

Since April 2002 my Department has received eleven initial inquiries:

(a) eight by groups interested in establishing new faith schools (one Morman, five Muslim, one Sikh, one Greek Orthodox); and

1998 1999 2000 2001 20021
English 65 71 75 75 75
Reading 71 78 83 82 80
Writing 53 54 55 57 60

Notes:

1 2002 data are provisional

Forward to