§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he has any plans at present to provide additional funds to those education authorities which do not employ foreign language assistants in secondary schools to enable them to do so, especially in the light of the continuing decline in the number of students studying GCE A-level modern languages.
§ Dr. BoysonThe Government's expenditure plans allow nationally for some increase per pupil in schools non-teaching costs expenditure, which covers the employment of all staff other than teachers, including foreign language assistants. It is, however, for individual local authorities to determine their own priorities for expenditure.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list those education authorities which do not employ foreign language assistants in secondary schools.
§ Dr. BoysonThe English local education authorities listed below have608W indicated their intention not to employ any foreign language assistants in their secondary schools in 1980–81.
- Bolton
- Bradford
- Cornwall
- Cumbria
- Knowsley
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- Norfolk
- Nottinghamshire
- Oldham
- St. Helens
- Sandwell
- Sefton
- Shropshire
- Somerset
- Sunderland
- Sutton
- Tameside
- Trafford
- Warwickshire