HC Deb 14 November 1990 vol 180 c151W
Mr. Anthony Coombs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the standing advisory committees on religious education which have sent an annual report to the National Curriculum Council.

Mr. Eggar

The Education Reform Act requires all standing advisory councils on religious education to publish an annual report of their work. My right hon. and learned Friend has said that he believes that copies of SACRE reports should be sent to local schools and teacher training institutions and to the National Curriculum Council, although there is no fixed timetable for doing so. We understand that the NCC has currently received 45 reports.