Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Mark Lazarowicz (Labour and Co-operative Party), on Tuesday, 23 November 2010, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 11 members in total.

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GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR LANGUAGE ASSISTANTSHIPS

That this House notes with concern the uncertainty over funding by the Department for Education for language assistantships for students from across the UK at English and Welsh universities to teach in schools abroad as part of their language degree in 2011-12; expresses the hope that the Department will approve funding as soon as possible so that recruitment for 2011 can go ahead as normal; and further notes the value of first-hand experience of a foreign culture not just to students once they start work but also to the UK economy, as many such students will go on to work in businesses which are involved in trade with other countries in the EU.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1080 

Session

2010-12

Other sponsors

Jim Dobbin

Peter Bottomley

Kelvin Hopkins

Greg Mulholland

Subjects

Higher education

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk