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Confidence In The Examination System

EDM number 1829 in 2001-02, proposed by Damian Green on 29/10/2002.

That this House believes that, in the light of the A level crisis and the recent concerns raised by the Guardian newspaper about the credibility of testing at key stage two, there is an urgent need for the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority to be given real independence from ministerial control, on the model of the Bank of England; and calls on the Government to introduce legislation at the earliest opportunity, as a first step towards restoring confidence in the public examination system.

This motion has been signed by a total of 40 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Damian Green29/10/2002AshfordConservativeProposed
Graham Brady29/10/2002Altrincham & Sale WestConservativeSeconded
Tim Boswell29/10/2002DaventryConservativeSeconded
Eleanor Laing29/10/2002Epping ForestConservativeSeconded
Laurence Robertson29/10/2002TewkesburyConservativeSeconded
David Maclean29/10/2002Penrith & The BorderConservativeSeconded
Stephen O'Brien29/10/2002EddisburyConservativeSigned
Julian Brazier29/10/2002CanterburyConservativeSigned
Alistair Burt29/10/2002North East BedfordshireConservativeSigned
David Cameron29/10/2002WitneyConservativeSigned
James Clappison29/10/2002HertsmereConservativeSigned
Nigel Evans29/10/2002Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned
Michael Fabricant29/10/2002LichfieldConservativeSigned
Edward Garnier29/10/2002HarboroughConservativeSigned
David Amess29/10/2002Southend WestConservativeSigned
Crispin Blunt29/10/2002ReigateConservativeSigned
Hugo Swire29/10/2002East DevonConservativeSigned
Peter Viggers29/10/2002GosportConservativeSigned
Bill Wiggin29/10/2002LeominsterConservativeSigned
Patrick Mercer29/10/2002NewarkConservativeSigned
Andrew Robathan29/10/2002BlabyConservativeSigned
Hugh Robertson29/10/2002Faversham & Mid KentConservativeSigned
Keith Simpson29/10/2002Mid NorfolkConservativeSigned
Bob Spink29/10/2002Castle PointConservativeSigned
Oliver Heald29/10/2002North East HertfordshireConservativeSigned
Robert Key29/10/2002SalisburyConservativeSigned
Peter Luff29/10/2002Mid WorcestershireConservativeSigned
Brian Mawhinney29/10/2002North West CambridgeshireConservativeSigned
Theresa May29/10/2002MaidenheadConservativeSigned
Anne McIntosh29/10/2002Vale of YorkConservativeSigned
Patrick McLoughlin29/10/2002West DerbyshireConservativeSigned
Malcolm Moss29/10/2002North East CambridgeshireConservativeSigned
Julian Lewis30/10/2002New Forest EastConservativeSigned
Cheryl Gillan30/10/2002Chesham & AmershamConservativeSigned
Nigel Waterson30/10/2002EastbourneConservativeSigned
David Wilshire30/10/2002SpelthorneConservativeSigned
Nicholas Winterton30/10/2002MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
Marion Roe31/10/2002BroxbourneConservativeSigned
David Burnside31/10/2002South AntrimUUPSigned
Angela Watkinson04/11/2002UpminsterConservativeSigned

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