§ Mr. Hannanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, in view of the extension of the franchise to young people of 18 years of age, he will consult the appropriate education authorities and the Consultative Committee on the Curriculum about the question of making instruction 244W in current affairs and in basic democratic procedures part of the secondary school curriculum.
§ Mr. RossMuch is already done in schools, particularly in modern studies courses, to ensure that pupils are given some knoweldge of modern democracy. The Central Committee on Social Subjects which I set up in October, on the advice of the Consultative Committee on the Curriculum, will consider whether further guidance is necessary. I am sending my hon. Friend a copy of Curriculum Paper No. 3 "Modern Studies for School Leavers" which was published last year.