§ Mr. DunnachieTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many 10-year-old children in state schools in England and Wales were recorded as experiencing reading difficulties in the school sessions(a) 1979–80 and (b) 1989–90.
§ Mrs. RumboldSuch national data do not exist currently, although the national curriculum assessment arrangements will in due course provide information about the reading levels of pupils at seven, 11, 14 and 16.