§ Mr. LesterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether development education falls within the remit of Her Majesty's inspectorate for schools; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. EggarHer Majesty's inspectorate inspects all aspects of pupils' learning within and across the national curriculum. The national curriculum offers pupils considerable opportunity to develop ideas, knowledge arid understanding about development education particularly within the study of geography, but also in their study of cross-curricular themes and issues.