Lord Lexden (Conservative)
To ask what steps the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation is taking to produce statistics of vocational qualifications awarded in Northern Ireland; and whether it will publish them on a quarterly basis.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will provide six-monthly progress reports on the agreement between the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation and the Northern Ireland Assembly to improve vocational education in Northern Ireland.
Lord Hill of Oareford (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Education; Conservative)
Vocational education in Northern Ireland and how the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation regulates those qualifications and reports on its work and progress are devolved matters and the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Assembly.