HC Deb 01 March 1967 vol 742 cc115-6W
Mr. Cordle

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the approximate number of adult students completing courses in technical colleges and similar institutions open to the public in 1964 and 1965 in English for foreigners, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, standard (Mandarin) Chinese. Arabic, Japanese, and other languages, respectively.

Mr. Goronwy Roberts

Statistics of Education 1965, Part Two, shows, in Table 15, the number of students in independent further education establishments, recognised as efficient, teaching English to foreign students. Table 28 in the same volume shows numbers of students taking courses leading to recognised qualifications, at grant-aided further education establishments. On page 90 will be found numbers studying those languages for which details are available. In addition many students took languages as part of General Certificate of Education courses. Some corresponding information for 1964 has been published in Statistics of Education 1964, Part Two (Tables 5 and 15). Information on the ages of the students and on numbers completing courses is not available.

Mr. Cordle

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many technical colleges and similar establishments including universities and teacher training colleges offer modern language training facilities for adults open to the public in England and Scotland in the following languages, namely, English for foreigners, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, standard (Mandarin) Chinese, Arabic, Japanese, and other languages.

Mr. Goronwy Roberts

Most technical colleges, universities and teacher training colleges offer courses in modern languages. Information in the detail required is, however, not available.