Her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools (Hansard, 27 February 1990)

§ 34. Mr. Beith
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will make a statement setting out the Government's response to the problems referred to in the recent report of Her Majesty's inspectors of schools.

§ 86. Mr. Ron Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he proposes to take any policy initiative following the publication of Her Majesty's inspectors of schools annual report; and if he will make a statement.

§ 85. Mr. Livsey
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what action he is taking in response to the annual report of Her Majesty's senior chief inspector of schools.

§ 91. Mr. Buckley
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he proposes to take any 163W policy initiative following the publication of Her Majesty's inspectors of schools annual report; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mrs. Rumbold
The senior chief inspector's report is a survey of the state of the education service in 1988–89. It has many positive things to say, including that the great majority of work seen was satisfactory or better, and that good progress is being made in implementing the education reforms. The Government are already acting to tackle many of the weaknesses revealed, in particular to raise standards of achievement and reduce teacher shortages. My right hon. Friend will, of course, take account of the report's findings in the future development of the Government's education policies; and he looks to the other partners in the education service to consider the messages addressed to them.

§ 39. Mr. Chris Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he has any plans to discuss with parents' organisations the contents of Her Majesty's inspectors of schools annual report; and if he will make a statement.

§ 74. Mr. Pike
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he has any plans to discuss with parents' organisations the contents of Her Majesty's inspectors of schools annual report; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mrs. Rumbold
My right hon. Friend has not received any request from parents' organisations for a discussion about the senior chief inspector's annual report. He hopes that parents will note the positive things the report has to say about the state of the education service, and welcome the fact that many of the weaknesses revealed are already being addressed through the Government's wide-ranging programme of reforms.