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English Language: Assessments

Asked by Liz JarvisLiberal DemocratDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 17 June 2025UIN 58299

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of not awarding marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar for exams in subjects other than English.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell

I refer the hon. Member for Eastleigh to the answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 57812.

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