HC Deb 17 December 1975 vol 902 c655W
Mr. Brittan

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many candidates obtained A-levels passes in (a) Ger-nan, (h) Spanish and (c) Italian in 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975.

Mr. Mulley

Following are the number of GCE A level passes in each year.

1972 1973 1974 1975*
German 5,816 5,708 5,923 6,128
Spanish 1,999 1,955 1,923 2,307
Italian 712 693 640 661
* Provisional figures for the summer examinations only