Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Education and Science – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 6 May 1980.
Nicholas Winterton
, Macclesfield
12:00,
6 May 1980
When my right hon. and learned Friend meets the leaders of the teachers' unions on a future occasion, will he indicate to them that he believes in democracy and that, perhaps reluctantly, he has agreed the reorganisation proposals for Tameside, which indicates clearly that the Government honour local democracy when there is a change of Government? When he next meets the head teachers and teachers will he tell them that parents are also experts on their children and that we expect as much attention to be paid to parents' wishes for their children's future as we do to the wishes of teachers.