Written question asked by Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 29 June 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 13 July 2016. It was answered by Lord Nash (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 July 2016 on behalf of the Department for Education.
Pupils: Languages
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they maintain data on the number of primary-school pupils who are (1) bilingual, and (2) trilingual.
- Answer
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The Department only collects data on pupils’ first language spoken which is not an indicator of proficiency in English or other languages. The Department does not hold information on the number of pupils who are bilingual or trilingual.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL889
- Session
- 2016-17
- Subjects
- Languages Pupils Primary education
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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