Future Of Northern Ireland Grammar Schools
EDM number 495 in 2003-04, proposed by David Burnside on 27/01/2004.
That this House deplores the announcement by the Northern Ireland Office Minister of Education, that academic selection procedure between primary and secondary sectors is to end thereby ending the grammar school sector within Northern Ireland; notes that the Minister has disregarded the household survey, which by a sizeable majority favoured academic selection; believes that the destruction of the Northern Ireland grammar school sector is an act motivated by failed socialist ideology as exemplified by the poor performance of the English comprehensive system, which will seriously damage the very fine academic performance of the secondary sector in Northern Ireland, which is better than any other part of the United Kingdom; and calls on the Government to maintain the excellent grammar school system in Northern Ireland.
This motion has been signed by a total of 12 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Burnside | 27/01/2004 | South Antrim | UUP | Proposed |
| Martin Smyth | 27/01/2004 | Belfast South | UUP | Signed |
| Bob Spink | 28/01/2004 | Castle Point | Conservative | Signed |
| Jeffrey M Donaldson | 28/01/2004 | Lagan Valley | DUP | Signed |
| Roy Beggs | 28/01/2004 | East Antrim | UUP | Signed |
| Ann Winterton | 29/01/2004 | Congleton | Conservative | Signed |
| Nicholas Winterton | 29/01/2004 | Macclesfield | Conservative | Signed |
| David Wilshire | 30/01/2004 | Spelthorne | Conservative | Signed |
| Gregory Campbell | 04/02/2004 | East Londonderry | DUP | Signed |
| Iris Robinson | 05/02/2004 | Strangford | DUP | Signed |
| Nigel Evans | 23/02/2004 | Ribble Valley | Conservative | Signed |
| John Wilkinson | 26/02/2004 | Ruislip - Northwood | Conservative | Signed |
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