§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) if he will make a statement on the reasons for the differences in the form and substance of the parents charter commitments on the publication of examination and test results in England, Wales and Scotland;
(2) whether performance tables on school examination results will be published in the same way throughout Great Britain if the parents charter is enacted.
§ Mr. EggarThe parents charters for England, Scotland and Wales all contained a commitment that performance information about schools would be published in order to help parents choose a school for their child and monitor the school's performance. The necessary new powers are included in the Education (Schools) Bill which was introduced today. Detailed arrangements for implementing the commitment will be set out in regulations in due course; these may vary according to the particular circumstances in each country, but will all be subject to parliamentary scrutiny.