Written question asked by Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative) on Thursday, 2 November 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 10 November 2000. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Friday, 10 November 2000 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, when he last visited Thurlow Park School in Lambeth; what discussions he has had with Lambeth Council about the proposed closure of Thurlow Park School. - (Holding answer 7 November 2000).

Answer: Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) when he last visited Thurlow Park School in Lambeth; [137227] (2) what discussions he has had with Lambeth Council about the proposed closure of Thurlow Park School. [137225] Jacqui Smith: [holding answer 7 November 2000]: The Secretary of State and my right hon. Friend the Minister for Employment, Welfare to Work and Equal Opportunities visited Thurlow Park School on 2 March this year. In October 2000, officials from the Department for Education and Employment met officers from Lambeth local education authority to discuss the authority's plans for the reorganisation of educational provision for pupils with moderate and complex special educational needs, including the proposed closure of Thurlow Park School.

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