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Mr. Leighton
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is his policy towards eliminating surplus places and rationalising educational provisions.
Mr. Eggar
It is for local education authorities to bring forward proposals for rationalising their school provision. My right hon. and learned Friend and his predecessors have repeatedly urged LEAs to do more to remove wasteful surplus places.