§ Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many schoolchildren missed taking their oral Irish examination on 7 May; how many missed their oral French examination at A-level on the same day in each education and library board area; in each area how many of the missing children attended voluntary and maintained schools and how many controlled schools; and of those who missed the examination, how many are to be marked on their written papers only.
§ Mr. John PattenThe numbers of candidates absent from the Irish O-level dictation and oral comprehension tests of the Northern Ireland GCE examinations held on 7 May 1981 were as follows:
The number candidates absent from the French A-level dictation test of the Northern Ireland GCE examinations held on 7 May 1981 was as follows: