§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what representations he has received concerning the difficulties facing A-level students studying physical education through the medium of Welsh, and for whom no Welsh language examination papers are available; how such a position has arisen; and what steps are being taken to avoid such problems in the future.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Ceredigion and Pembroke, North (Mr. Dafis) on 14 February. Additional representations have been received from parents of two pupils.
The position has arisen as a result of the decision by the Associated Examinations Board—AEB—to withdraw its temporary arrangement with the Welsh Joint Education Committee to assess pupils taking GCE A-level physical education examinations through the medium of Welsh. I understand that agreement has been reached between the two bodies on the arrangements for 1994.