§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what his assessment is of the impact of the proposed move towards an English baccalaureate on an optional foundation year of study after GCSE. [101883]
§ Mr. MilibandI refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 11 March 2003,Official Report, column 168W, in which we explained that we have asked a Working
Calendar year of qualification2 Modern languages 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 French 800 770 1,070 1,070 1,050 870 3— German 210 200 250 250 210 200 3— Spanish 50 70 140 140 110 130 3— Other modern languages 520 560 50 50 50 70 3— Total 1,590 1,590 1,510 1,520 1,410 1,260 1,390 1Includes those trained through the Open University but excludes those qualifying through employment based routes. 2The data for 1995 to 2000 are from the INES Database of Teachers' Records (DTR). A new subject coding system was introduced in 1997 therefore the 1995 and 1996 subject breakdown within modern languages is not comparable with later years. The 2001 figure is taken from the Teacher Training Agency's (TTA) Performance Profiles because 2001 DTR data are not available. The subject breakdown within modern languages is not available For 2001. 3 Not available