§ Mr. Patrick ThompsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he has received advice from the Schools Examinations and Assessment Council about assessing and reporting achievement in the light of national curriculum requirements.
§ Mr. Kenneth Baker[pursuant to his reply, 5 May 1989, c. 258]: The School Examinations and Assessment Council has offered advice about the development, implementation and operation of the national curriculum assessment system. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales and I welcome the council's outline proposals, and look forward to receiving its more comprehensive proposals in December 1989.
I have placed copies of the council's letter and my reply in the Libraries of both Houses.