§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many students in Wales in each of the years 1987 to date achieved at least a D grade in A-level French. German, Spanish and Italian. respectively; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe information, provided by the Welsh Joint Education Committee, is as follows:
French German Spanish Italian 1987 555 172 51 9 1988 532 194 55 12 1989 702 159 62 7 1990 857 265 79 8 1991 1,091 326 83 3 Students in Wales can sit examinations with boards other than the WJEC. In recent years the proportion of candidates sitting examinations in Wales with the WJEC has been approximately 95 per cent. of all candidates.