§ Lord Lipseyasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many students graduated in French for the last year for which figures are available; and what percentage of graduates that represented. [HL966]
§ Lord FilkinThe latest available figures show that in 2003–04 1,830 students graduated with degrees in French Studies, which represents 0.4 per cent of the total number of graduates in that year. However, this will exclude some students who took a degree in Combined Studies which included French as one element of the course.
Our national languages strategy emphasises the importance of encouraging students in higher education to take an active part in learning modern foreign languages and we shall continue to pursue this aim.