§ 86. Mr. Couchmanasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the progress of his policies to help low attainers.
§ Mr. Chris PattenI am sending my hon. Friend a copy of the speech which my right hon. Friend made on the occasion of the Open Day for the lower attaining pupil's programme at Warwick University on 1 July. Briefly the main impact of the programme so far has been on the144W motivation of pupils and on their attitude to school. The challenge for the future is to exploit this to raise the eucational attainment of the pupils concerned.