§ Mr. Allan StewartTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is carrying out any current evaluation of the educational impact of the technical and vocational education initiative.
§ Mr. LangA report by Her Majesty's inspectors of schools on TVEI pilot projects, "Learning and Teaching in TVEI in Scotland", was published in November last year. A series of evaluation studies has also been undertaken as part of the initiative itself. The need for further work is kept under review.