Written question asked by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Thursday, 4 December 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 December 2008. It was answered by Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour) on Monday, 20 April 2009 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

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Science: Education

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) with reference to the answer of 2 November 2005, Official Report, columns 1207-11W, on science, what percentage of those students who gained (a) a GCSE, (b) an A-level and (c) an AS-level in (i) biology or human biology, (ii) chemistry and (iii) physics in each year since 2000 were educated in (A) the state sector and (B) the independent sector, broken down by grade;