HC Deb 30 July 1974 vol 878 c127W
Mr. Christopher Price

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT those final professional examinations which he has decided are of a standard above that for ONC or GCE A level for the purposes of Regulation 10(1)(d) and the Awards (First Degree etc. Courses) Regulations 1971 and the criteria in each case upon which he has arrived at such a decision.

Mr. Gerry Fowler

My Department has no list of such courses and I am not convinced of the value of compiling one. Changes of course structure frequently occur which affect the academic level of a course, and any list would rapidly become inaccurate. Local education authorities, in administering the awards regulations, are able to identify the great majority of such courses, and they are free to consult the Department on any individual cases in which they are in doubt. If my hon. Friend has a particular course in mind, I shall be prepared to look into the circumstances of that decision.