§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will initiate an inquiry into the reasons why secondary schoolchildren in England secure, on average, significantly less success in 0 and A-level examinations by comparison with children in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. Chris PattenI shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what percentage of secondary schoolchildren in England and Wales left school without any 0 or A-level passes in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what were the comparable totals in each of the previous five years.