asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether a change in local authority standing orders which had the result that co-opted members of its education committee had fewer rights than elected members would be regarded by him as of such significance that the local authority would have to resubmit its education committee scheme under circular 8/73.

The Education Act 1944 requires local education authorities to establish education committees in accordance with arrangements approved by my right hon. Friend. If an authority subsequently wished to change those arrangements, it would need to seek fresh approval.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many of the co-opted members of the education committees of each local authority are (a) co-opted teachers, (b) co-opted church representatives, (c) co-opted parent representatives, (d) co-opted political representatives and (e) co-opted others.

I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch (Mr. Adley) on 11 June at column 425. It is not possible to go beyond the detail given in that reply except at disproportionate cost.