Written question asked by Damian Green (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 September 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 October 2002. It was answered by David Miliband (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 October 2002 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many A-level papers of the (a) Oxford, Cambridge and RSA, (b) Edexcel and (c) Assessment and Qualifications Alliance boards were re-marked (i) this year and (ii) in each year since 1997.

Answer: Mr. Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many A-level papers of the (a) Oxford, Cambridge and RSA, (b) Edexcel and (c) Assessment and Qualifications Alliance boards were re-marked (i) this year and (ii) in each year since 1997. [74621] Mr. Miliband: The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, as regulator, monitors the performance of the awarding bodies and since 1999 has collated data on the basis of the number of enquiries and appeals processed. An enquiry could relate to the results for one unit of a modular A-level or one paper of a linear A-level or the overall results for all modular units or all linear A-level papers for an A-level examination. We are seeking a breakdown on the basis requested which will be placed in the Library in due course.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 390 c759-60W;390 c761W; 74621
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Assessments Qualifications Standards AQA GCE A-level Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations Edexcel
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk