§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of I July 2002,Official Report, column 117W, if he will make a statement on the timing of the test in relation to GCSE exams. [67863]
§ Mr. Stephen TwiggI have been asked to reply.
In England, the OECD PISA survey was conducted between 1 March 2000 and 14 April 2000, on a date chosen by each participating school. GCSE examinations were held in May and June 2000.