§ 58. Mr. Snowasked the Minister of Education whether her attention has been drawn to the action of the Council of Ministers in France which, on 18th November, decided to set up a consultative committee for bilingualism, consisting of the interested Ministers, of the teaching profession, of trade unions and of the Press; and whether she will put forward a similar proposal in this country.
§ Miss HorsbrughI have seen reports of the proposal to set up this committee in France. I welcome the increase which is taking place in the teaching of modern languages but I do not consider that the establishment of a similar committee in this country would be justified.