§ Mrs. Winifred Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the progress of his review of the date on which 16-year-old children may leave school.
§ Mr. William Ross:My Department issued in January, as a basis for consultation, a memorandum on school leaving dates on which the local authority associations, teachers' associations and other appropriate bodies were invited to comment by 31st March. It is therefore too early to make a statement about the progress of the review.