▁stated ▁that ▁Tr uth ▁in ▁Science ▁circul ated ▁the ▁material ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁counter ing ▁the ▁teaching ▁of ▁evolution ▁in ▁science ▁classes , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁information ▁pack s ▁" prom ote ▁the ▁notion ▁that ▁life ▁on ▁Earth ▁was ▁created ▁through ▁intellig ent ▁design , ▁a ▁eu ph em ism ▁for ▁the ▁bib lic al ▁story ▁of ▁creation ". ▁ ▁The ▁BBC ▁News ▁website ▁reported ▁the ▁reaction ▁to ▁the ▁information ▁pack s ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Department ▁for ▁Education ▁and ▁Sk ills : ▁" Ne ither ▁creation ism ▁nor ▁intellig ent ▁design ▁are ▁taught ▁as ▁a ▁subject ▁in ▁schools , ▁and ▁are ▁not ▁specified ▁in ▁the ▁science ▁curr icul um . ▁The ▁national ▁curr icul um ▁for ▁science ▁clearly ▁sets ▁down ▁that ▁pup ils ▁should ▁be ▁taught ▁that ▁the ▁foss il ▁record ▁is ▁evidence ▁for ▁evolution , ▁and ▁how ▁variation ▁and ▁selection ▁may ▁lead ▁to ▁evolution ▁or ▁ext inction ." ▁-- ▁D f ES ▁Sp ok esp erson , ▁BBC ▁News . ▁ ▁Spe aking ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons , ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁The ▁Right ▁Hon . ▁Jim ▁Knight , ▁Labour ▁MP ▁for ▁Dor set ▁South , ▁and ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁at ▁the ▁Department ▁for ▁Education ▁and ▁Sk ills , ▁the ▁Minister ▁for ▁School s , ▁critic ised ▁Tr uth ▁In ▁Science , ▁their ▁information ▁pack s , ▁and ▁intellig ent ▁design ▁creation ism , ▁cit ing ▁them ▁as ▁un su itable ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁science ▁curr icul um . ▁In ▁answer