§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Pursuant to the answer of the Minister of State on 28 October,Official Report, column 513W, on the 11-plus, on what evidence he bases the Government's view on the ending of academic selection and the extent of opposition to this proposal. [79742]
§ Jane KennedyThe responses to the consultation and the extent of support for and opposition to academic selection and the other proposals in the Burns Report are set out in a Report on the Consultation published on 8 October by the Department of Education for Northern Ireland. Copies of the Report are being placed in the Library.
No decisions have been taken on academic selection and my officials will be discussing the responses to consultation with our educational partners and representatives of parents over the coming weeks.