HC Deb 05 November 2002 vol 392 c186W
Mr. Gibb

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) if he will list the secondary schools in West Sussex which conduct cognitive ability tests in year 7; [79434]

(2) how many secondary schools in England and Wales conduct cognitive ability tests in year. [79438]

Mr. Miliband

Cognitive ability tests for year 7 are commercial tests produced by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) Nelson which schools can purchase if they wish. As such the department has no records of their usage on an individual school, local education authority or national basis.