§ Mr. GorrieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which languages other than English may be offered for examination in Standard Grade, Highers and Advanced Highers as proposed. [49870]
§ Mr. WilsonExaminations in French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Latin and Classical Greek are currently available at Standard Grade, Higher Grade and Certificate of Sixth Year Studies (CSYS). Separate examinations in Gaelic for native speakers (Gàidhlig) and learners are currently available at Standard Grade and Higher Grade. Gàidhlig is also offered at CSYS. A Standard Grade examination in Urdu was set for the first time this year.
Following the introduction of Higher Still in 1999, examinations in French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Latin, Classical Greek, Gaelic and Gàidhlig will be available at Standard Grade and at Intermediate 1, Intermediate 2, Higher and Advanced Higher. A coherent group of units at Access 3 will also be available in all of these languages with the exceptions of Latin and Classical Greek.