§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Newham, South, Official Report, 1 April, column 424, what where the numbers and names of organisations which gave specific assent or dissent, respectively, to the principle of introducing an AS-level examination; and by what means the responses of the organisations referred to will be published.
§ Sir Keith Josephas I explained in my earlier answer, no simple tally of those who supported and opposed the proposals is possible. Nor would it be right for the Government to publish the responses to the May 1984 consultative paper. It is for those who responded to decide whether or not to make their views known publicly.