§ Mr. WareingTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils sat GCSEs in(a) French, (b) German, (c) Spanish and (d) Russian in each year since 1997. [91317]
§ Mr. MilibandThe number of pupils entered for GCSEs in French, German, Spanish and Russian in each of the five years since 1997 is as follows.
Age 15 All ages 1997 French 299,868 313,013 German 126,170 130,687 Spanish 33,594 40,845 Russian 1,308 1,895 1998 French 301,253 312,358 German 125,940 129,674 Spanish 37,987 44,575 Russian 1,167 1,705 1999 French 306,061 316,742 German 128,491 132,027 Spanish 38,705 45,113 Russian 1,113 1,655 2000 French 308,032 318,889 German 126,176 129,696 Spanish 41,400 47,935 Russian 1,230 1,758 2001 French 315,656 326,065 German 129,098 132,178 Spanish 44,692 50,944 Russian 1,225 1,801