Karl McCartney
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(13 years ago)
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Mr Speaker
Order. There are far too many noisy private conversations taking place in the Chamber. Let’s have a bit of order for Karl MᶜCartney.
Karl MᶜCartney (Lincoln) (Con)
6. What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education and others on the role of Ofqual in Wales.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Stephen Crabb)
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales has regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Education. For clarity, Ofqual is the independent regulator of qualifications in England. It is the Welsh Government who regulate qualifications in Wales.
Karl MᶜCartney
Does the Minister share my concern that a dangerous precedent is set when Ministers take it upon themselves to mark exam papers?