HC Deb 05 July 1983 vol 45 cc73-4W
44. Mr. Needham

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what percentage of pupils in secondary schools study a foreign language; what percentage study a language up to GCE O-level standard; and what percentage up to GCE A-level.

Mr. Dunn

The only information available centrally on pupils studying foreign languages is from the 1977 secondary school staffing survey, as follows: