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Proceeding contribution from Lord De Mauley (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 15 October 2009. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill.

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill

My Lords, when my noble friend Lady Verma spoke so compellingly on the group including Amendment 230, she referred to a couple of very specific examples where our amendment might have prevented problems. The intervention of Ofqual in 2008 to force the AQA to lower the pass mark for its GCSE science paper to 20 per cent is one example. That suggests to us that it is helpful for the Secretary of State to have this backstop power.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
713 c427 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disability Assessments Curriculum Apprentices Adult education Equality Finance Fees and charges Higher education Learning disability Offenders Qualifications Prisons National curriculum tests Political impartiality Statistics Standards Special educational needs Training Sports Vocational education Sixth form colleges Young People's Learning Agency Ofqual
Legislation
Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill 2008-09
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk