HC Deb 22 February 1983 vol 37 c411W
40. Mr. Newens

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the effect of declining rolls in secondary schools on the numbers of pupils studying foreign languages.

Dr. Boyson

The teaching of a second foreign language could he vulnerable in a period of falling rolls, unless local education authorities and schools develop effective policies for this area of the curriculum. This will be one of the themes of the Department's forthcoming consultations on foreign languages in schools.