HC Deb 08 November 1988 vol 140 cc126-7W
44. Mr. Holt

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science in how many(a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) higher schools/colleges/universities (i) Japanese, (ii) Chinese, (iii) Arabic and (iv) Korean will be taught during the current academic year.

Mr. Jackson

The available information is given in the table. It relates to universities, and to polytechnics and other colleges of further and higher education. Comparable information in not available centrally in respect of schools.

Number of institutions offering
Japanese Chinese Arabic Korean
Universities1 5 7 12 1
Polytechnics/other colleges of further and higher education2 4 2 7 *
1 In the United Kingdom. Academic year 1988–89.
2 In England. Academic year 1987–88.
* Not separately identified.

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