§ Mr. John CarlisleTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will consider setting a minimum required amount of coursework or attendance before a school pupil is allowed to sit a public examination.
§ Mrs. RumboldIt is for individual schools to enter their pupils as candidates for public examinations. In doing so, they must naturally have regard to pupils' fitness to sit the examination, including such matters as the courses they are undertaking and the standards they have attained.