HL Deb 21 March 1994 vol 553 c20WA
Lord Judd

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the basis for their calculation of the number of centimetres in ten inches, as currently indicated in their campaign "Better Information for Better Education".

The Minister of State, Department for Education (Baroness Blatch)

The campaign "Better Information for Better Education", which informs parents about the arrangements for 1994 National Curriculum tests contains no calculation of the number of centimetres in inches. The ruler featured in the campaign is a graphic interpretation of the 10-level national scale, and clearly labelled as such.