HC Deb 06 May 1975 vol 891 cc396-7W
34. Mr. Shepherd

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will now set up an inquiry into standards in secondary education, with particular attention to reading standards, and problems of discipline and truancy.

Mr. Armstrong

No. 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.