HC Deb 05 December 1968 vol 774 cc533-4W
67. Mr. Kenneth Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will take steps to amalgamate the various General Certificate of Education Examination Boards into one to ensure one standard for all who sit Ordinary and Advanced level examinations.

Mr. Edward Short

No. Amalgamation would not ensure one standard unless there were also a national syllabus and common examination papers in each subject.