One of the most widely spoken languages in the United Kingdom is Punjabi. What steps are the Government taking to encourage students to study that language, particularly in the light of Brexit, when our trade with India and Pakistan will become even more important?

One of the most widely spoken languages in the United Kingdom is Punjabi. What steps are the Government taking to encourage students to study that language, particularly in the light of Brexit, when our trade with India and Pakistan will become even more important?

Will the Minister make sure that Punjabi continues to be available at GCSE for many years to come?

Will the Minister make sure that Punjabi continues to be available at GCSE for many years to come?

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the average cost is of an hour of language teaching to (a) a single individual and (b) a group in a lesson provided by (i) her Department's language teaching operation and (ii) external language providers contracted to her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the average cost is of an hour of language teaching to (a) a single individual and (b) a group in a lesson provided by (i) her Department's language teaching operation and (ii) external language providers contracted to her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what factors are taken into account by her Department when calculating the cost of an average hour of language teaching to (a) a single individual and (b) a group in a lesson provided by her Department's language teaching operation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what factors are taken into account by her Department when calculating the cost of an average hour of language teaching to (a) a single individual and (b) a group in a lesson provided by her Department's language teaching operation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment she has made of the quality of the language teaching available from outside providers compared with that available from the in-house staff in her Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment she has made of the quality of the language teaching available from outside providers compared with that available from the in-house staff in her Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what account was taken of the job requirements of staff (a) in her Department and (b) in other departments when making the decision to outsource her Department's language teaching operation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what account was taken of the job requirements of staff (a) in her Department and (b) in other departments when making the decision to outsource her Department's language teaching operation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the views of (a) language teaching staff in her Department and (b) staff in other departments were on the decision to outsource her Department's language teaching operation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the views of (a) language teaching staff in her Department and (b) staff in other departments were on the decision to outsource her Department's language teaching operation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what cost-benefit analysis was undertaken of in-house specialised high-level language teaching in relation to (a) her Department and (b) other Government departments before the decision was made to out-source the operation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what cost-benefit analysis was undertaken of in-house specialised high-level language teaching in relation to (a) her Department and (b) other Government departments before the decision was made to out-source the operation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what account was taken of the proportion of existing language teaching services that is outsourced in the decision to outsource the whole of the language teaching function.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what account was taken of the proportion of existing language teaching services that is outsourced in the decision to outsource the whole of the language teaching function.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what account was taken of potential cost savings within the existing system for foreign language teaching before the decision was made to outsource the operation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what account was taken of potential cost savings within the existing system for foreign language teaching before the decision was made to outsource the operation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what consultation she conducted with foreign language (a) teaching and (b) using staff in (i) her and (ii) other departments on the decision to outsource her Department's language-teaching operation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what consultation she conducted with foreign language (a) teaching and (b) using staff in (i) her and (ii) other departments on the decision to outsource her Department's language-teaching operation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what account was taken of the cost-saving changes and recommendations implemented following the language training review in the decision to outsource her Department's language teaching operation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what account was taken of the cost-saving changes and recommendations implemented following the language training review in the decision to outsource her Department's language teaching operation.