§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) if, following the Bullock Report, he will, in place of the Watts-Vernon and the National Survey Form Six Reading Tests, seek an improved formula for testing all aspects of reading ability;
(2) whether he accepts the Bullock Report recommendation that 1977 should be the target date by which he will introduce a new system of monitoring reading ability;
(3) whether he will introduce a system to monitor the standards of achievement in writing.
§ Mr. ArmstrongThe Bullock Report's recommendations on monitoring standards178W will be studied carefully by the Department's assessment of performance unit.