HL Deb 09 April 1998 vol 588 cc172-3WA
Baroness Byford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish data for Northern Ireland showing for secondary schools, grammar schools, all state schools, independent schools and all schools separately, the percentage of all 16 year-old pupils in each of the years 1960 to 1997 passing GCSE examinations with grades A* to C or GCE O-level examinations with grades A to C (including CSE passes at Grade 1) in the following subjects, mathematics, English or English language, English literature, sciences (showing separately percentages for Single Award Science or science, Double Award Science, physics, chemistry and biology), French, history and geography, showing data separately for boys, girls and all pupils and including, for each category of school each year, the number of schools and the number of 16 year-old pupils. [HL1399]

Lord Dubs

Information in the form requested is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

Baroness Byford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish data for Northern Ireland showing for secondary schools, grammar schools, all state schools, independent schools and all schools separately, the percentage of all 16-year old pupils in each of the years 1960 to 1997 passing GCSE examinations with grades A* to C or GCE 0 level examinations with grades A to C (including CSE passes at grade 1) for the following combinations of subjects: mathematics and English; mathematics, English and one science; mathematics, English, one science, French and either history or geography; showing data for each combination of subjects separately for boys, girls and all pupils and including, for each category of school, the number of schools and the number of 16-year old pupils. [HL1400]

Lord Dubs

Information in the form requested is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.