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Mr. Steen asked
the Secretary of State for Education and Science why religious studies is not included in the range of subjects for the new GCSE examinations for which a distinction may be obtained.
Mr. Dunn
The three models for GCSE distinction and merit certificates put forward in the Department's consultation paper last December all include religious studies as an option within one of the subject groupings.