To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will make it his policy to compensate markers who have experienced delays in receiving SAT papers and consequently not received payment for work.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will make it his policy to compensate markers who have experienced delays in receiving SAT papers and consequently not received payment for work.

(2) what assessment he has made of the effects of the delay in delivering Standard Assessment Tests by ETS Europe to markers on students who are waiting for results.

(2) what assessment he has made of the effects of the delay in delivering Standard Assessment Tests by ETS Europe to markers on students who are waiting for results.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many Standard Assessment Test papers have not been marked as a result of the delayed delivery by ETS Europe;

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many Standard Assessment Test papers have not been marked as a result of the delayed delivery by ETS Europe;

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on secondary education in Chorley constituency. - Inc tables.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on secondary education in Chorley constituency. - Inc tables.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of 15 to 16 year olds in Chorley achieved five or more GCSEs at A to C or GNVQ equivalent in each of the last seven years. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of 15 to 16 year olds in Chorley achieved five or more GCSEs at A to C or GNVQ equivalent in each of the last seven years. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of pupils in Chorley reached the (a) mathematics and (b) English standard in each of the last seven years. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of pupils in Chorley reached the (a) mathematics and (b) English standard in each of the last seven years. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of 11 year old pupils in Chorley reached level 4 in (a) mathematics and (b) English in each of the last seven years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of 11 year old pupils in Chorley reached level 4 in (a) mathematics and (b) English in each of the last seven years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what actions he has taken to ensure that examination papers are marked and returned on time to schools and colleges. - Inc figure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what actions he has taken to ensure that examination papers are marked and returned on time to schools and colleges. - Inc figure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many of the companies involved in marking examination papers made errors in the last 12 months for which figures are available; how many students were affected by mistakes made by examination boards; and how much examination work remains untraced....

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many of the companies involved in marking examination papers made errors in the last 12 months for which figures are available; how many students were affected by mistakes made by examination boards; and how much examination work remains untraced....

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on the loss of psychology examination scripts from Runshaw College by Edexcel. - Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on the loss of psychology examination scripts from Runshaw College by Edexcel. - Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures she is taking with respect to the examination boards who have failed to provide the service required in order to ensure that the errors and faults that occurred last year do not occur again.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures she is taking with respect to the examination boards who have failed to provide the service required in order to ensure that the errors and faults that occurred last year do not occur again.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement (a) on the failure of AQA to re-mark scripts from Runshaw College before 17th October 2001 and (b) on its provision only of provisional marks.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement (a) on the failure of AQA to re-mark scripts from Runshaw College before 17th October 2001 and (b) on its provision only of provisional marks.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures she will take to ensure that examination boards inform schools and colleges about re-mark grades before students move onto further and higher education. - Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures she will take to ensure that examination boards inform schools and colleges about re-mark grades before students move onto further and higher education. - Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures she will take to ensure that no exam scripts are lost after being returned to the examination board.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures she will take to ensure that no exam scripts are lost after being returned to the examination board.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures she will take to ensure that all examination papers for A levels will arrive on time.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures she will take to ensure that all examination papers for A levels will arrive on time.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures she will take to ensure that there is a consistency of marking throughout examination boards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures she will take to ensure that there is a consistency of marking throughout examination boards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, for what reason teachers in England are required to pass the national numeracy test before being qualified to teach.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, for what reason teachers in England are required to pass the national numeracy test before being qualified to teach.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, for what reason teachers who have qualified in Scotland or Wales are allowed to teach in England without passing the national numeracy test. - Inc ref to 5 July 2001, 371 c299W.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, for what reason teachers who have qualified in Scotland or Wales are allowed to teach in England without passing the national numeracy test. - Inc ref to 5 July 2001, 371 c299W.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, for what reason newly qualified teachers (a) who trained and qualified in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and (b) from countries within the European Economic Area are allowed to teach in maintained schools in England without having to sit the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, for what reason newly qualified teachers (a) who trained and qualified in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and (b) from countries within the European Economic Area are allowed to teach in maintained schools in England without having to sit the...