HC Deb 18 December 1980 vol 996 cc234-5W
Mr. Whitney

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether trials have been conducted into the feasibilty of creating a common examination system to replace the present O-Level CSE examinations; and if he will place the sets of test papers used in the Library.

Dr. Boyson

Joint examinations operated by the GCE and CSE boards since 1972 provided evidence for the Waddell committee's investigation into the feasibility of a single system of examination at 16-plus. A representative set of papers is held in the Department and I am arranging for examples to be placed in the Library.