HC Deb 18 July 2003 vol 409 c774W
Mr. Boswell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if assessment of key skills through vocational settings will be balanced by general testing of competencies in transferable key skills. [126783]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

Assessment of the key skills qualifications in Communication, Application of Number and Information Technology already combines a portfolio of evidence taken from the mainstream programme (whether vocational or academic) with a short external test.