asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what correspondence he has had with Kirklees metropolitan borough council local education authority regarding falling school rolls and possible local school closures.

None, since my right hon. Friend announced his decisions last year on a number of proposals under sections 12 and 15 of the Education Act 1980.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what discussions he has had with Kirklees local education authority on falling school rolls and the possible closure of schools.

None since I met repesentatives of the LEA on 26 March 1986 to hear their representations about four proposals then before my right hon. Friend.