§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the cost expressed in present day prices of the publication of examination papers in GCSE and pre-GCSE equivalent examinations in(a) 1964, (b) 1974, (c) 1984 and (d) 1994; and what assessment he has made of the level of reading age required to be able to understand the questions set. [29595]
§ Mr. RichardsComparative publication costs for GCSE and equivalent pre-GCSE examinations for the relevant periods are not available; the Joint Council for GCSE Examination Groups commissioned research into reading age standards for GCSE papers in 1991. The findings were considered in the development of subsequent GCSE examination papers.