HL Deb 03 June 1997 vol 580 c24WA
Lord Lucas

asked Her Majesty's Government:

By what measure the achievement of the objective "Our task is to raise the standards of every school" (to quote from the Labour Party manifesto) may be assessed; on what data that measure will be based; and by what means it may be derived therefrom.

Baroness Blackstone

The Government have set very clear targets for raising standards of literacy and numeracy for every child by the age of 11. The targets are measurable against achievement in national curriculum assessments. Each school will set its own targets for performance at each key stage. The Government also intend to publish a White Paper in the near future which will have as its main objective the raising of standards in every school.