HC Deb 17 May 2004 vol 421 cc689-90W
Mr. Beggs

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has to extend educational policy on essential skills beyond numeracy and literacy; and if he will make a statement. [173212]

Mr. Gardiner

The Department for Employment and Learning is currently considering its position on the introduction of Information and Communications Technology as a third essential skill with literacy and numeracy.