Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that examination marking is consistent and objective.

This is a matter for Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. I have therefore asked the Interim Chief Regulator, Amanda Spielman, to write directly to the Honourable Member. A copy of her reply will be placed in the House of Commons Library.