HC Deb 02 February 1998 vol 305 cc561-2W
Mr. Boswell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what information his Department collates on the average time taken and payment made for marking(a) GCSE examination and (b) A-level examination papers. [26393]

Dr. Howells

Data are not collected centrally on the time taken to mark GCSE and GCE A-level examinations. The marking timetable is determined by the need to notify candidates of their results in August each year.

The Department does not collate information on the average payment made for marking. However in 1997, the average fees charged by awarding bodies in respect of GCSE and GCE A-level examination entries were £16 and £29 respectively. These fees include payment to the awarding bodies for the marking of examination papers.