§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what discussions he has had with(a) Gloucestershire county council and (b) Gloucestershire Learning and Skills Council on the local education authority's post-16 review; and if he will publish the relevant correspondence. [159391]
§ Mr. MilibandThe Secretary of State has had no discussions with Gloucestershire county council or Gloucestershire Learning and Skills Council on the local education authority's post-16 review. Nor has the Secretary of State exchanged any correspondence with either of these bodies on the matter.
Any proposals to re-organise sixth form provision published by the local education authority as part of this review will be decided locally by the local School Organisation Committee, or the Schools Adjudicator if the Committee cannot agree unanimously. The Secretary of State will play no part in the decision-making process.