§ Mr. TruswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what investigations he has conducted into the(a) lateness and (b) inaccuracy of some Key Stage Two, Three and Four data; and if he will make a statement. [62356]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisMy Department and the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority have carried out a through review of the problems that occurred in the production of the Key Stage 2 and 3 results. The recommendations of the review are now being implemented to ensure that similar problems do not occur in 1999. Data for pupils at the end of compulsory schooling were published to schedule in the secondary school performance tables on 1 December. All published data are at least as accurate as in previous years.