asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many objections he has received to the proposals by the Inner London Education Authority to change the character of Emanuel School, Wandsworth; how many petitions he has received on the same subject; and what was the total number of people who signed the objections and the total number of people who signed the petition.

My right hon. Friend has received 241 letters of objection to the proposal by the Inner London Education Authority to cease to maintain Emanuel School, bearing a total of 2,855 signatures. He has also received three petitions, the largest with 22,112 signatures, another with 4,233 signatures, and the third with 805 signatures.