§ Lord Simon of Glaisdaleasked Her Majesty's Government:
What statistical or other evidence they have as to the proportion and degree of illiteracy and/or innumeracy among school-leavers, and what inferences they draw from such evidence.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Education and Science (Baroness Hooper)This information is not collected on a national basis but the Government's plans for assessment as part of the new curriculum policies in England and Wales should provide more information.