HC Deb 19 January 1976 vol 903 cc361-2W
Mr. McCusker

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will name the schools in which 12 of 100 test questions had been used for practice purposes as ascertained by the Department of Education in its investigation into alleged irregularities in the 11-plus examination.

Mr. Moyle

No. The Northern Ireland Department of Education, in its investigation, was unable to identify all schools where the 12 questions may have been used for practice purposes.

Mr. McCusker

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will name the area referred to in Written Answer No. 199 in which children had been coached in the complete test paper to be used in the 1975 11-plus examination, as discovered in the Department of Education's investigation into alleged irregularities.

Mr. Moyle

The area referred to in Written Answer No. 119 was within the local government district of Londonderry which is part of the area of the Western Education and Library Board.

Mr. McCusker

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a list of the voluntary primary and controlled primary schools within the old Londonderry county borough; and if he will publish the gross total of applicants from each group which entered the 11- plus examination and the percentage of passes in each group.

Mr. Moyle

I shall reply to the hon. Member's Question as soon as possible.