§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has as to the number of schools which ask parents to pay a refundable deposit for their children to take O and CSE-level examinations which is forfeited in the event that the children fail to take the examinations; and if he will make a statement on this practice.
§ Dr. BoysonI am aware of only one case in which this has been reported.