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Written question asked by Andrew Percy (Conservative) on Thursday, 31 October 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 November 2019. It was answered by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Tuesday, 5 November 2019 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Textbooks: Middle East

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department provided guidance to the authors of the Pearson Edexcel textbook, The Middle East: Conflict, Crisis and Change, before publication of that book.

Answer

The content of textbooks is a matter for individual publishers. The Department is aware concerns have been raised about this textbook and that Pearson has launched an independent review and will take action if necessary.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
8223
Session
2019-19
Subjects
Middle East Textbooks Pearson Education
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk