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Written question asked by Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 9 October 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 October 2006. It was answered by Jack Straw (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 October 2006 on behalf of the Leader of the House of Commons.


Foreign Language Lessons

Question
To ask the Leader of the House how many hon. Members received free foreign language lessons funded by the House in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by language learned.
Answer

In 2005-06, 12 Members received foreign language lessons funded by the House. The number of Members who received lessons in each language is as follows:

Number
Italian 4
Portuguese 1
French 4
Spanish 2
Polish 1

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
93385; 450 c1080W;450 c1086W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Languages Members
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk