Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:06 pm on 28 June 2005.
Lord Adonis
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Schools), Department for Education and Skills, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Skills) (Schools)
3:06,
28 June 2005
My Lords, I cannot give the noble Earl the precise figures but will write to him. We have changed admissions procedures for schools to give greater priority to looked-after children to meet those concerns, and we are exploring the issue of whether boarding education can be extended, particularly for the groups that he mentioned.