Clause 11
Education and Inspections Bill
12:00 pm
John Hayes (Shadow Minister (Vocational Education), Education; South Holland and The Deepings, Conservative)
I take the right hon. Lady’s point about rural schools. There are similar circumstances in my constituency. However, what is the purpose of increasing the number beyond five? In practice, surely one reaches a point at which federation cannot be achieved without compromising the relationship with the local community, the identity of the schools, the historical relationships with parents and so on. Why increase the number? Does the Minister want to set a new limit?