HC Deb 29 October 1990 vol 178 cc377-8W
Sir Hal Miller

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what steps he is taking to ensure that young people have an effective grounding in modern foreign language.

Mr. Hague

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what importance he places on language learning.

Mr. MacGregor

[pursuant to the reply, 23 October 1990, c. 159–60.]: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales and I are publishing tomorrow our proposals for attainment targets and programmes of study for modern foreign languages in the national curriculum. Our proposals are based on the recommendations of the working group for modern foreign languages, and will be published with the group's final report. Copies of the published document will be placed in the Library.

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