§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether, in view of the disparity of judgment by different General Certificate of Education examining boards, he will so far as possible institute a national standard for the assessment of examination results.
§ Mr. Parkasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he is aware of the discrepancies between the standards of different examining boards for the General Certificate of Education; and what action he is taking to ensure that the standards of different examining bodies are co-ordinated with each other.
§ Mr. CroslandI would refer the hon. Members to my reply of the 11th February to the hon. Member for Leeds, South (Mr. Merlyn Rees).