HC Deb 29 January 1997 vol 289 c267W
Ms Lynne

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what recent research she has evaluated in respect of the benefits of homework. [11729]

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

I have received a number of representations on homework from various bodies and members of the public. I published "School Performance and Extra-curricular Provision", a report on research into homework, on 14 January 1997.