HC Deb 22 January 2003 vol 398 c371W
Mr. Wareing

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils sat GCSEs in(a) French, (b) German, (c) Spanish and (d) Russian in each year since 1997. [91317]

Mr. Miliband

The number of pupils entered for GCSEs in French, German, Spanish and Russian in each of the five years since 1997 is as follows.

Age
15 All ages
1997
French 299,868 313,013
German 126,170 130,687
Spanish 33,594 40,845
Russian 1,308 1,895
1998
French 301,253 312,358
German 125,940 129,674
Spanish 37,987 44,575
Russian 1,167 1,705
1999
French 306,061 316,742
German 128,491 132,027
Spanish 38,705 45,113
Russian 1,113 1,655
2000
French 308,032 318,889
German 126,176 129,696
Spanish 41,400 47,935
Russian 1,230 1,758
2001
French 315,656 326,065
German 129,098 132,178
Spanish 44,692 50,944
Russian 1,225 1,801

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