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Written question asked by Jess Phillips (Labour) on Tuesday, 19 April 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 April 2016. It was answered by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Wednesday, 27 April 2016 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Languages: Education

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of a majority leave vote in the EU referendum on the teaching and learning of modern foreign languages.

Answer

The Government believes that learning a language is important to the social and economic future of the country and to help children understand the world which they live in. We are committed to the teaching of foreign languages as part of a core academic curriculum. This is why a modern or ancient language is included within the English Baccalaureate performance measure.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
34729
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Education Languages Referendums UK membership of EU
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk