asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science to what extent the Curriculum Study Group of the Schools Council will be able to help teachers take advantage of the new medium of teaching, presented by the initial teaching alphabet.

This is for the Council itself to decide.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has as to the merits of the initial teaching alphabet as a medium for the teaching of reading, well suited to a young child; and when his inspectors will be able to report.

The early results of the experiment being conducted by the Institute of Education of the University of London appear very encouraging. It will be several years before the experiment is complete. Further results will no doubt be published from time to time.