Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Monday, 22 May 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 May 2006. It was answered by Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour) on Thursday, 25 May 2006 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Foreign Languages

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which foreign languages are taught in schools in Coventry South.

Answer: Information is not collected on the subjects taught in schools. While it is possible to provide information on schools where at least one pupil has been entered for a particular subject, it is not possible, however, to say whether the school has actually taught the subject or whether the pupil has been entered privately. 15-year old pupils in Coventry South entered GCSEs in 2005 in the following languages—Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Classical Civilisation, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Italian, Latin, Panjabi, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish and Urdu. Similar information is not readily available for other age groups.

Secondary information