§ Mr. StrawTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he intends to establish any independent evaluation of the impact upon educational standards of the progressive introduction of the system of national testing and assessment at seven, 11, 14, and 16 years.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerI have invited the School Examinations and Assessment council, as part of its remit, to advise on an evaluation strategy and associated policy216W on research and development to enable it to assess the efficacy of the national curriculum assessment arrangements.