§ 18. Mr. Simon CoombsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will make a statement on the teaching of British history within the national curriculum.
§ Mr. Robin SquireMy right hon. Friend published his proposals for a revised history curriculum on 9 May. Those proposals put British history at the heart of the curriculum. The proposals are the subject of a public consultation which will last until the end of July. Following the consultation, he proposes to make an order which will require schools to teach the new history curriculum from September 1995.
§ Sir Michael NeubertTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what representations he has received concerning the proposals for his study of English in the national curriculum.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe Department has received seven letters on the proposals for English since they were published for consultation on 9 May. The consultation is being managed by the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority, and consultees have been asked to respond to 473W the authority rather than to the Department. The authority will be advising me on the outcome of the consultation later in the year.