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Sutherland Inquiry

I can explain that to my hon. Friend. There was a body called the QCA. That single body was responsible for the procurement, management, delivery and regulation of tests and, clearly, it did not succeed. We have decided to have one organisation to procure, manage and deliver the tests, and a separate organisation independent of Government called Ofqual to regulate them. [Interruption.] I thought that the Opposition supported the establishment of Ofqual, although the comments being made by Conservative Members suggests otherwise. However, it is right to split delivery and regulation, and that is what we are doing. Lord Sutherland makes it clear that, in his view, that approach will strengthen the regime and lead to more confidence for teachers, pupils and markers in the future. In this case, I believe that we are doing the right thing, although I agree that the proliferation of quangos is not always ideal.