§ Dame Jill KnightTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list those countries which have compulsory schooling starting for a younger age group than in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. FallonCompulsory education age limits are listed in the "UNESCO Statistical Yearbook 1990". Of the 170 countries for which limits are given, Gibraltar is the only one where compulsory schooling starts at an earlier age than in the United Kingdom.