§ 9. Brigadier R. Medlicottasked the Minister of Education if she has yet received the conclusions of the Secondary Schools Examinations Council, with re 632 gard to the minimum age requirement for sitting for the general certificate of education; and if she will abolish the age requirement for examinations held after 1952.
§ Miss HorsbrughThe Council have not yet completed their review, but I expect to receive their considered recommendations in good time for me to reach a conclusion about the need for any changes in the 1953 examinations.
§ Brigadier MedlicottIs the Minister aware that the imposition of this minimum has caused bewilderment in many quarters? Will she try to ensure, in future, that there is consultation with parents whose plans for the careers of their children are very much affected by considerations of this nature?
§ Miss HorsbrughI think it is better that I should await the report of the Secondary Schools Examinations Council. When I receive that report I shall then have to decide what is the best step for me to take next.