HC Deb 02 March 1993 vol 220 cc115-6W
17. Mr. Burns

To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will make a further statement with regard to the proposal to test English in secondary schools.

Mr. Forth

We need tests to measure pupils' performance in this key subject. My right hon. Friend announced on 19 February that the English tests for 14-year-olds will be going ahead in June this year. The results will be reported to parents and national totals will be published. Results will be reported in school performance tables for the first time in 1994.