Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:06 pm on 28 June 2005.
Lord Adonis
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Schools), Department for Education and Skills, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Skills) (Schools)
3:06,
28 June 2005
My Lords, since 1998 the percentage of 11 year-olds achieving the expected level for their age has increased by 13 percentage points in English and by 15 in mathematics. In his annual report published this February, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools stated:
"There have been significant improvements in literacy and numeracy standards since the introduction of the national strategies".
