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West Indian Pupils

Volume 72: debated on Friday 1 February 1985

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asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what resources he plans to make available for the purpose of improving education provision for West Indian school pupils to enable them to acquire higher standard GCE and CSE level results.

The achievement of school pupils of West Indian origin is among the subjects under review by the committee of inquiry into the education of children from ethnic minority groups.I understand that the committee has held its last meeting and intends to submit its report to my right hon. Friend after some final editorial work. The Government will want to consider whether action is needed in the light of the committee's findings.