Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour) on Monday, 8 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 19 July 2002. It was answered by Ivan Lewis (Labour) on Friday, 19 July 2002 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent on English language teaching for (a) those from India and Pakistan settled permanently in the UK and (b) new arrivals with an inadequate grasp of English in each of the past five years broken down by constituency; and if he will make a statement. - Not available.

Answer: Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much has been spent on English language teaching for (a) those from India and Pakistan settled permanently in the UK and (b) new arrivals with an inadequate grasp of English in each of the past five years broken down by constituency; and if he will make a statement. [68881] Mr. Ivan Lewis: Comprehensive data on the cost of providing English language training to these groups is not available.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 68881; 389 c684W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Education Expenditure Languages Migrants India English language Pakistan
Contains statistics: Yes
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