To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many pupils were not entered for a modern foreign language GCSE in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many pupils were not entered for a modern foreign language GCSE in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what formal qualifications in languages are linked to additional remuneration for his Department's staff.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what formal qualifications in languages are linked to additional remuneration for his Department's staff.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many HM ambassadors are serving in overseas postings; and of these how many have completed the extensive level language qualification which is linked to additional remuneration.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many HM ambassadors are serving in overseas postings; and of these how many have completed the extensive level language qualification which is linked to additional remuneration.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many heads of mission are serving in overseas postings; and how many have completed the extensive level language qualification which is linked to additional remuneration.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many heads of mission are serving in overseas postings; and how many have completed the extensive level language qualification which is linked to additional remuneration.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in recruiting volunteers for the 2012 Olympic Games who have foreign language skills, and how they will be deployed.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in recruiting volunteers for the 2012 Olympic Games who have foreign language skills, and how they will be deployed.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what financial support they are providing to businesses and public services to help them prepare staff, information, services and signage using languages other than English for the Olympic Games.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what financial support they are providing to businesses and public services to help them prepare staff, information, services and signage using languages other than English for the Olympic Games.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what evaluation they have made, or will be making, of the effectiveness of the Get Set programme in encouraging the teaching and learning of modern languages in schools.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what evaluation they have made, or will be making, of the effectiveness of the Get Set programme in encouraging the teaching and learning of modern languages in schools.

Draft Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (Disclosure of Pupil Information by Welsh Ministers) Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/2927). Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Debated with draft Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (Disclosure of Value Added Tax Information) Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/2878). Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.

Draft Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (Disclosure of Pupil Information by Welsh Ministers) Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/2927). Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Debated with draft Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (Disclosure of Value Added Tax Information) Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/2878). Grand Committee...

I certainly see that the people of Wales might think that there would be an equal case—and because I am not a brave person, I would support that. The Explanatory Memorandum refers to a series of outputs. Paragraph 7.4(ii) refers to, "““differentiating migrants in order to improve our understanding of...

I certainly see that the people of Wales might think that there would be an equal case—and because I am not a brave person, I would support that. The Explanatory Memorandum refers to a series of outputs. Paragraph 7.4(ii) refers to, "““differentiating migrants in order to improve our understanding of...

Before the noble Lord leaves that point, I say that I go along with what he says on the need to ascertain fluency in English. However, given the growing importance of the Welsh language in Wales, would he accept that there would be an equal case for ascertaining fluency in...

Before the noble Lord leaves that point, I say that I go along with what he says on the need to ascertain fluency in English. However, given the growing importance of the Welsh language in Wales, would he accept that there would be an equal case for ascertaining fluency in...

My Lords, I thank both noble Lords who have contributed to this brief debate. I feel that the issues of data sharing and data confidentiality are like the issue of the security of the Palace of Westminster. We start off in entirely contradictory directions. We want to bring as many...

My Lords, I thank both noble Lords who have contributed to this brief debate. I feel that the issues of data sharing and data confidentiality are like the issue of the security of the Palace of Westminster. We start off in entirely contradictory directions. We want to bring as many...

My Lords, these regulations, which are being considered together with the Statistics and Registration Service Act (Disclosure of Value Added Tax Information) Regulations 2011, are the third and fourth uses of the data-sharing powers under the 2007 Act and the first time that the powers have been used by the...

My Lords, these regulations, which are being considered together with the Statistics and Registration Service Act (Disclosure of Value Added Tax Information) Regulations 2011, are the third and fourth uses of the data-sharing powers under the 2007 Act and the first time that the powers have been used by the...

That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (Disclosure of Pupil Information by Welsh Ministers) Regulations 2011. Relevant documents: 28th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (Disclosure of Pupil Information by Welsh Ministers) Regulations 2011. Relevant documents: 28th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

My Lords, the Minister will be delighted to know that I do not intend to oppose or object to these regulations. I can see the relief on his face at that statement. I will make a few comments on the reasoning and the likely outputs, and just touch on the...

My Lords, the Minister will be delighted to know that I do not intend to oppose or object to these regulations. I can see the relief on his face at that statement. I will make a few comments on the reasoning and the likely outputs, and just touch on the...

My Lords, I have no intention whatever of objecting to these regulations, but I should be grateful for one or two points of clarification on the ONS regulations. First, I noted the emphasis placed by the Minister on data confidentiality, which obviously is central to all this. I note that...

My Lords, I have no intention whatever of objecting to these regulations, but I should be grateful for one or two points of clarification on the ONS regulations. First, I noted the emphasis placed by the Minister on data confidentiality, which obviously is central to all this. I note that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether Chinese will be included as a Modern Foreign Language option in the English Baccalaureate.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether Chinese will be included as a Modern Foreign Language option in the English Baccalaureate.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the way in which the educational benefits of bilingualism and multilingualism can be promoted by a greater recognition within the educational system of languages, other than English, which are learned in the home.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the way in which the educational benefits of bilingualism and multilingualism can be promoted by a greater recognition within the educational system of languages, other than English, which are learned in the home.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he has taken to ensure staff in the NHS have the necessary language skills to perform their duties.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he has taken to ensure staff in the NHS have the necessary language skills to perform their duties.

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the impact of government policy on universities. Motion withdrawn.

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the impact of government policy on universities. Motion withdrawn.

My Lords, I, too, thank my noble friend Lord Giddens for introducing this debate. I declare an interest as the chair of the board of governors of Leeds Metropolitan University, and in a former existence I was Dean of the Business School at the University of Leeds, of which my...

My Lords, I, too, thank my noble friend Lord Giddens for introducing this debate. I declare an interest as the chair of the board of governors of Leeds Metropolitan University, and in a former existence I was Dean of the Business School at the University of Leeds, of which my...