§ Mr. Maxwell-Hyslopasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will make a statement on the Government's detailed response to the recommendations of the Mansell report, "A basis for choice: Report on the review of post-16 pre-employment courses".
§ Mr. William SheltonThe further education unit's report, "A Basis for Choice", is a valuable document and has had considerable influence on the development of our policy for a new pre-vocational examination course at 17+, as set out in "Examinations 16–18: a consultative paper". My right hon. Friend hopes to make a statement shortly on future developments.