§ Mr. StrawTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) when he received the report on testing prepared by the centre for educational studies at King's college, London; and if he will make a statement on the conclusions of the report;
(2) if he will publish the report on testing prepared for him by the centre for educational studies at King's college, London.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe final version of the report "Attainment Targets and Assessment in the Primary Phase: Mathematics Feasibility Study" was delivered to the Department at the end of October and will be published shortly. I have made advance copies available to the task group on assessment and testing and to the national curriculum mathematics working group and I have asked these groups to take account of the report's conclusions in framing their advice.