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Mr. Heppell
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what consideration has been given to health and safety issues in the context of increases in class size. [5286]
Mrs. Gillan
Local education authorities and school governors have a general duty to ensure that school premises are safe. They will obviously want to bear that duty in mind in considering how to accommodate any increase in pupil numbers.