HC Deb 21 June 1988 vol 135 c527W
57. Mr. Fallon

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will estimate the number of school children studying Latin to O-level.

Mrs. Rumbold

In 1985–86, the latest year for which information is available, the number of school leavers attempting O-level classics (including Latin, Greek/Greek translation, general classics and ancient history) was 24,560.