§ Dr. MarekTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what minimum level of training and qualifications he proposes to be necessary for a teacher or leader to possess when involved in canoeing and other hazardous sports courses.
§ Mr. ForthMy right hon. Friend has no general power to prescribe by regulation requirements of this kind. However, relevant advice is given with respect to a wide range of outdoor activities in the Department's publication "Safety in Outdoor Education". That advice will shortly be supplemented by further guidance on procedures which should be observed by schools and others in the education service in arranging outdoor activities, which takes into account lessons learned from the Lyme bay tragedy.