Secondary Education (Tameside)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 14 June 1976.

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Photo of Dr Rhodes Boyson Dr Rhodes Boyson , Brent North 12:00, 14 June 1976

I beg to ask leave to move the Adjournment of the House, under Standing Order No. 9, for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration, namely, the decision of the Secretary of State for Education and Science to use Section 68 of the Education Act 1944 in Tameside. I believe that the issuing of a directive by the Secretary of State for Education and Science directing the Conservative councillors at Tameside, who won the election on a policy, to reverse their policy despite their victory will mean, if the directive is fought in the courts, as is likely, that parents will not know to which schools their children are going, and there will be indecision in all the schools until September. I urge that this urgent and immediate matter should be debated in the House because of the condition of education in Tameside this September.