THE Labour Party propose that private schools will lose their charitable status unless they prove they benefit the general public and also that the facilities are open to the public.

As the right of way over St Peter's School is of benefit to the general public, could closure of the path mean they could lose money or are they already considered uncharitable?

Mrs M Barker,

Ousecliffe Gardens,

York.

Updated: 10:46 Friday, December 03, 2004