HC Deb 07 April 1977 vol 929 cc702-4W
Mr. MacFarquhar

asked of State for Education and Science(1) at which specific institutions Portuguese is taught to O level standard;

(2) at which specific institutions Portuguese is taught to A level standard;

(3) at which specific institutions Russian is taught to O level standard;

(4) at which specific institutions Russian is taught to A level standard;

(5) at which specific institutions Chinese is taught to O level standard;

(6) at which specific institutions Chinese is taught to A level standard;

(7) at which specific institutions Japanese is taught to O level standard.

(8) at which specific institutions Japanese is taught to A level standard;

(9) at which specific institutions Malay/Bahasa Indonesia is taught to O level standard;

(10) at which specific institutions Malay/Bahasa Indonesia is taught to A level standard;

(11) at which specific institutions Korean is taught to O level standard;

(12) at which specific institutions Korean is taught to A level standard;

(13) at which specific institutions Arabic is taught to O level standard;

(14) at which specific institutions Arabic is taught to A level standard;

(15) at which specific institutions Persian is taught to O level standard;

(16) at which specific institutions Persian is taught to A level standard.

Miss Margaret Jackson

The Department does not collect this information.

Mr. MacFarquhar

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) how many O levels in Korean were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976.

(2) how many A levels in Korean were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(3) how many O levels in Malay/Bahasa Indonesia were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(4) how many A levels in Malay/Bahasa Indonesia were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(5) how many O levels in French were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(6) how many A levels in French were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(7) how many O levels in German were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(8) how many A levels in German were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

GCE SUMMER EXAMINATION PASSES
O level* A level
1966 1970 1975 1966 1970 1975
Korean … … — — — — — —
Malay/Bahaa Indonesia … … 14 23 88 — — —
French … … 96,190 89,072 92,053 18,497 18,049 16,919
German … … 19,164 21,120 25,440 5,561 5,644 6,225
Italian … … 1,471 2,408 2,729 488 720 619
Japanese … … 3 11 27 1 11 —
Chinese … … 259 305 438 148 80 159
Russian … … 1,976 2,225 1,571 480 619 508
Portuguese … … 16 57 119 9 16 24
Persian … … 131 191 256 33 70 123
Spanish … … 5,781 6,411 7,516 1,715 1,997 2,014
Arabic … … 91 167 161 12 20 21
* Figures for 1975 cover grades A-C only.

(9) how many O levels in Italian were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(10) how many A levels in Italian were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(11) how many O levels in Japanese were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(12) how many A levels in Japanese were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(13) how many O levels in Chinese were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(14) how many A levels in Chinese were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(15) how many O levels in Russian were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(16) how many A levels in Russian were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(17) how many O levels in Portuguese were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(18) how many A levels in Portuguese were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(19) how many O levels in Persian were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(20) how many A levels in Persian were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(21) how many O levels in Spanish were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(22) how many A-levels in Spanish were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(23) how many O-levels in Arabic were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(24) how many A-levels in Arabic were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976.

Miss Margaret Jackson

The information requested is as follows: 1975 is the latest year for which information is available.