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26.
Mr. Amos
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the operation of the national curriculum in Northumberland.
Mrs. Rumbold
It is for the Northumberland education authority in the first instance to monitor the operation of the national curriculum in the schools it maintains. Evidence from Her Majesty's inspectorate shows that in general schools across the country are making satisfactory progress in introducing the new requirements.