The text below can be found in a thread concerning iphone APPS in the PPL Forum. It was originally provided by a member of the CAA PPL Working Group.
The October 2014 LAPL/PPL exam revision is in accordance with the WG's recommendations for a 43% reduction (and cr@p clearance) of the current exam questions, but there was no recommendation at this point in time for a reduction in the total number of exams. Which is understandable, due to the need to deliver a quick first achievement for the GAU and the avoidance of difficulty in administering a more complex revision.
For those who missed it, the thread also contains a link to a CAA IN on the subject.
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/Informa...ice2014147.pdf