National Curriculum (Hansard, 20 December 1988)

§ 12. Miss Emma Nicholson
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the latest position regarding the introduction of the national core curriculum.

§ 24. Miss Lestor
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will make a statement on the implementation of the national curriculum.

§ 54. Mr. Wareing
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will make a statement on the implementation of the national curriculum.

§ 61. Mr. Ian Bruce
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the progress of the national school curriculum.

§ 65. Mr. Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will make a statement on the implementation of the national curriculum.

§ Mrs. Rumbold
My right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Education and Science and for Wales have recently published proposals for primary English and will shortly publish draft orders for mathematics and science. They have published interim reports from working groups on design and technology and Welsh. We are well on target for the implementation of statutory requirements from September 1989.

§ 15. Mr. Blunkett
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what representations he has received regarding the percentage of time proposed to be spent on science in the national curriculum.

§ Mr. Kenneth Baker
I refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave earlier to the hon. Member for Western Isles (Mr. MacDonald).

§ 27. Dr. Moonie
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he is now in a position to publish the quantity and type of teachers required to deliver the national curriculum; and if he will make a statement.

§ 46. Ms. Quin
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he is now in a position to publish the quantity and type of teachers required to deliver the national curriculum; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Butcher
I refer the hon. Members to the answer which my right hon. Friend gave earlier today to the hon. Member for Glanford and Scunthorpe (Mr. Morley).

§ 41. Mr. Dickens
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what further progress has been made with the working parties on the national curriculum.

§ Mrs. Rumbold
The English working group has submitted its report on ages 5 to 11, which my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Education and Science and for Wales published on 15 November with their comments. It has been asked to report on ages 11 to 16 by 30 April 1989. Both the Welsh and the design and technology working groups have submitted interim reports, which were published on 9 and 24 November respectively. Their final reports are due by 30 April 1989.