§ Mr. Nicholas WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what steps he takes to ensure that the resource material supplied as background to candidates for general certificate of secondary education exams is impartial;
(2) if he will make it his policy to require examining boards to ensure that material supplied to students by them on the subject of animal experimentation includes material from those individuals or organisations involved in such work.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe independent GCSE examining groups are responsible for GCSE syllabuses and examination material. The Government look to these bodies to avoid bias in all its aspects, in line with the national criteria for the GCSE. It is for the groups and the Secondary Examinations Council to ensure that the GCSE national criteria are enforced.