§ 8. Mr. Woodburnasked the Minister of Education what progress he has made in his consultations with the United States of America concerning the development of English and its standardisation.
§ Sir E. BoyleThe hon. Member is no doubt referring to the Answer which my predecessor gave him on 5th July, 1962. Informal discussions have since been held between British and American experts and are continuing. The establishment of standards of English is one of the important matters under consideration, and I am sending the right hon. Member a copy of a paper which the British Council has just prepared on this as a basis for further discussion.