A question on #Languages #Teachers tabled by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering on 20-01-2025 has been answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern.

Heading: Languages: Teachers
Question ID: 1756670
UIN: HL4212
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-01-20
Asking Member ID: 384
Asking Member display name: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve foreign language teaching in schools and colleges, in particular the practical experience of speaking a foreign language in the host country, following the decision not to continue the UK's p
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Date answered: 2025-02-03
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Answering Member ID: 269
Answering Member display name: Baroness Smith of Malvern
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Answer text: Having the opportunity to study a modern foreign language should be part of the broad and rich education that every child in this country deserves.Languages provide an insight into other cultures and can open the door to travel and employment opportunitie...
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Answering body ID: 60
Answering body name: Department for Education
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