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What monitoring takes place to ensure that English language courses provided in private schools and colleges in England maintain standards and user satisfaction, particularly among students from China. [HL 2256].

Asked by
Lord Chan (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 April 2004
Reference
HL 2256; 660 c46WA
House
House of Lords

What plans they have for regulating private foreign language schools. [HL 4707].

Asked by
Baroness Northover (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 October 2003
Reference
653 c120WA; HL 4707
House
House of Lords

How many candidates sat examinations in Russian at GCSE and A-level respectively in each year since 1990. [HL 3922]. - Includes tables.

Asked by
Lord Skidelsky (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 July 2003
Reference
HL 3922; 651 c198-9WA
House
House of Lords

Further to the Written Answer, 643 c24WA, by Baroness Ashton of Upholland on 13 January 2003, what are their priorities for the allocation of public funds for each element of the national Language Strategy for England. [HL 1074].

Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 January 2003
Reference
HL 1074; 643 c179-80WA
House
House of Lords

What are the priorities for the allocation of public funds as between funding of initial teacher training primary places in (a) French (b) Spanish (c) German and (d) each of the European Union languages respectively. [HL 1073].

Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 January 2003
Reference
HL 1073; 643 c179WA
House
House of Lords
What steps they will take to encourage continued foreign language beyond the age of 14. -
Asked by
Lord Quirk (Crossbench)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
21 January 2003
Reference
643 c554-5
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Baroness Ashton of Upholland (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
21 January 2003
Reference
643 c554-5
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Baroness Ashton of Upholland (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
21 January 2003
Reference
643 c554-5
House
House of Lords

What are their priorities for the allocation of public funds to improve the teaching, learning and study of particular foreign languages, as distinct from foreign languages generally, in accordance with the National Languages Strategy, referred to in Languages for All: Languages for Life: A Strategy for England; and what are...

Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 January 2003
Reference
643 c24WA; HL 918;HL 919
House
House of Lords
What plans they have for the teaching of modern foreign languages in schools.
Asked by
Lord Williams of Elvel (Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
18 December 2002
Reference
642 c648-9
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Baroness Ashton of Upholland (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
18 December 2002
Reference
642 c648-9
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Baroness Ashton of Upholland (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
18 December 2002
Reference
642 c648-9
House
House of Lords

How many people are on the waiting lists of applicants for ESOL (English for speakers of other languages) courses in England; and how many of these are (a) waiting for initial interviews and (b) students waiting to be placed in classes. Whether they consider it acceptable that there is currently...

Asked by
Lord Greaves (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 October 2002
Reference
640 c26WA; HL 5919
House
House of Lords

Whether it is their policy that, where possible, children with English as an additional language should be taught in mainstream classes. [HL 6034].

Asked by
Lord Dholakia (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 October 2002
Reference
640 c27WA; HL 6034
House
House of Lords

What is their policy towards the foreign language speaking ability of the British people as a global asset. [HL 4775].

Asked by
Lord Judd (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 October 2002
Reference
HL 4775; 639 c104WA
House
House of Lords

On what date the proposed strategy for foreign language teaching will be published; whether it will be in the form of a White Paper; and, if not, in what form it will be published. [HL 5976]. - Inc ref to Language Learning.

Asked by
Lord Williams of Elvel (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 October 2002
Reference
639 c104-5WA; HL 5976
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Baroness Ashton of Upholland (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
14 October 2002
Reference
639 c587-8
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Baroness Ashton of Upholland (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
14 October 2002
Reference
639 c587-8
House
House of Lords
Whether they are satisfied with the number of those entered for foreign language GCSE examinations in 2002.
Asked by
Lord Quirk (Crossbench)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
14 October 2002
Reference
639 c587-8
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Baroness Ashton of Upholland (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
2 July 2002
Reference
637 c117
House
House of Lords