§ 21. Mr. Arnoldasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many representations he has received following the decision of the Schools Council to recommend a change in the system of public examination; and what replies he has sent.
§ 44. Mr. Shepherdasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what representations he has received following the Schools Council proposals to 659W abolish the GCE O-level and CSE examinations.
§ Mr. MulleyI refer the hon. Members to the answer I gave earlier today to Questions by the hon. Members for Sutton and Cheam (Mr. Macfarlane), the Isle of Ely (Mr. Freud) and Gloucestershire, South (Mr. Cope).
§ 25. Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he expects to respond to the recommendations of the Schools Council on a common examining system at 16-plus.
§ Mr. MulleyI would refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave earlier today to a Question from the hon. Member for Cambridge (Mr. Lane).
§ 37. Mr. Neubertasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many letters he has received from the general public concerning the recent Schools Council proposals for the abolition of 0-level and CSE examinations.
§ Mr. MulleyI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave earlier today to Questions by the hon. Members for Sutton and Cheam (Mr. Macfarlane), the Isle of Ely (Mr. Freud) and Gloucesterhire, South (Mr. Cope). Of the 70 letters there referred to, 41 are from private individuals, individual teachers or local groups of teachers.