Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to prevent cheating in examinations.

In relation to examinations in England this is a matter for Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. I have asked its Chief Regulator, Sally Collier, to write directly to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.

Regulation of qualifications in Northern Ireland is a matter for the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment.