§ 34. Mr. Shepherdasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he 397W will now set up an inquiry into standards in secondary education, with particular attention to reading standards, and problems of discipline and truancy.
§ Mr. ArmstrongNo. The Bullock Committee has only recently inquired into reading standards, and the Department will very shortly be asking local authority and teacher associations for their views on school violence and truancy.