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.

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.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has received about the BBC World Service's decision to cease broadcasting non-English language services in parts of eastern Europe, Thailand and Kazakhstan; and what assessment has been made of the likely impact of this decision.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has received about the BBC World Service's decision to cease broadcasting non-English language services in parts of eastern Europe, Thailand and Kazakhstan; and what assessment has been made of the likely impact of this decision.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the BBC with regard to the ending of Central and Eastern European language radio broadcasts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the BBC with regard to the ending of Central and Eastern European language radio broadcasts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many ambassadors and high commissioners do not have a good working knowledge of the primary language of the country to which they are posted; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many ambassadors and high commissioners do not have a good working knowledge of the primary language of the country to which they are posted; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what facilities his Department has to deal with telephone inquiries in (a) Welsh, (b) Scots Gaelic and (c) Irish Gaelic.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what facilities his Department has to deal with telephone inquiries in (a) Welsh, (b) Scots Gaelic and (c) Irish Gaelic.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken since 2001 to improve specialisation within his Department in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken since 2001 to improve specialisation within his Department in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what language courses are offered by his Department to staff being posted overseas; and what the cost of these programmes has been in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what language courses are offered by his Department to staff being posted overseas; and what the cost of these programmes has been in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what date his Department received notification from the Welsh Language Board in relation to the need to prepare a Welsh Language scheme; on what date his Department and the Board held consultations on such a scheme; when a scheme...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what date his Department received notification from the Welsh Language Board in relation to the need to prepare a Welsh Language scheme; on what date his Department and the Board held consultations on such a scheme; when a scheme...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is his policy for responding to letters received in the (a) Scottish Gaelic, (b) Welsh, (c) Urdu, (d) Hindi and (e) Chinese language. - (Holding answer 10 February 1998).

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is his policy for responding to letters received in the (a) Scottish Gaelic, (b) Welsh, (c) Urdu, (d) Hindi and (e) Chinese language. - (Holding answer 10 February 1998).