Question to the Department for Education:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to monitor the impact on social cohesion of new 100 per cent voluntary-aided religiously selective schools.

All state funded schools, whatever their type, have a legal obligation to promote community cohesion and to teach a broad and balanced curriculum. The Integrated Communities Strategy made clear the important role schools play in knitting communities together. They are also required to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs. Their effectiveness in doing so is inspected by Ofsted.