§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how many students have passed O-level, GSE/GCSE and A-level examinations in languages in each year since 1982; and if he will give a breakdown of the languages concerned.
§ Mr. ForthThe estimated numbers of school leavers who have passed O-level/CSE/GCSE and A-level examinations in selected modern foreign languages for each year since 1982 are shown in the following table.
Number of leavers from full-time maintained nursery, primary and secondary school sector Year to March Number 1982 33,291 1983 31,781 1984 31,274 1985 32,831 1986 32,473 1987 31,238 1988 31,711 1989 36,882 1990 38,330 11991 39,700 1 Provisional.