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Mrs. Dunwoody
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will include contemporary political issues in the syllabus for 14 to 16-year-olds.
Mr. Eggar
There is nothing to stop schools dealing with contemporary political issues subject to their legal duty to avoid political indoctrination and ensure that any political issues raised are given a balanced treatment of opposing views.