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To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what language support services were available to each college of further and higher education in each education and library board area in Northern Ireland in the last four academic years; and how much was allocated by each college to such services...

Asked by
Alasdair McDonnell (Social Democratic & Labour Party)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 November 2006
Reference
86572; 451 c1227-8W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which foreign languages are taught to military personnel.

Asked by
Patrick Mercer (Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 November 2006
Reference
451 c1472-3W;451 c1471-2W; 97808
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many personnel in each unit stationed in Iraq (a) speak and (b) have received instruction in Arabic.

Asked by
Patrick Mercer (Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 November 2006
Reference
451 c811W; 97809
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students in the Wantage constituency took (a) chemistry, (b) physics and (c) a modern language at A-level in each year since 1997.

Asked by
Lord Vaizey of Didcot (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 November 2006
Reference
451 c956W; 98243
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps he is taking to promote foreign language teaching in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
Charles Walker (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 2006
Reference
451 c441-2W; 98080
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether there is a minimum percentage of students that a school is required to have taking up a foreign language at age 14 years.

Asked by
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 2006
Reference
451 c442-3W; 98109
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills in how many secondary schools no pupils took a GCSE in a modern language in the 2005-06 academic year.

Asked by
Lord Willetts (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 2006
Reference
451 c443W; 97108
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils gained A* to C GCSEs in (a) French and (b) German in each year since 1997.

Asked by
Lord Willetts (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 2006
Reference
451 c443W; 97107
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which foreign languages are taught at each school in Easington constituency.

Asked by
John Cummings (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 October 2006
Reference
93533; 451 c212W;451 c211-2W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of (a) year 5, (b) year 6 and (c) year 7 pupils have English as a second language in (i) Ruislip-Northwood constituency, (ii) each London borough and (iii) England.

Asked by
Nick Hurd (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 October 2006
Reference
92818; 450 c1567-72W;450 c1573-8W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of teachers in primary schools who speak (a) Urdu and (b) other languages used by children of a Pakistani and Kashmiri background.

Asked by
Lord Goodman of Wycombe (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 October 2006
Reference
450 c1576W;450 c1582W; 95072
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of each year of secondary school pupils have English as a second language in (a) Ruislip-Northwood constituency, (b) each London borough and (c) England.

Asked by
Nick Hurd (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 October 2006
Reference
92817; 450 c1441W;450 c1447W
House
House of Commons

My Lords, one of those schools would be forced to adopt these governance arrangements against its wishes.

Member
Lord Adonis (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
19 October 2006
Reference
685 c882
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply, but it would be more satisfactory if there were a statutory responsibility. You could rely on the informal links through having a councillor sitting on the governing body of the academy or city technology college, but you would be relying on...

Member
Baroness Sharp of Guildford (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
19 October 2006
Reference
685 c875
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I appreciate the points raised by the noble Baroness, Lady Howe, and the noble Lord, Lord Sutherland, about the importance of parents being engaged in schools, including in their governance. I will address that point directly, because the Bill does not diminish the engagement of parents in the...

Member
Lord Adonis (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
19 October 2006
Reference
685 c879-81
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I support the first of these three amendments. I rightly applaud the Government's emphasis on the role of parents in education and in the shape of schools. Amendment No. 21 would give legislative endorsement to that general statement, which I think Members of the House have thoroughly supported....

Member
Lord Sutherland of Houndwood (Crossbench)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
19 October 2006
Reference
685 c879
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I, too, support the first amendment. Perhaps I should declare my interest as the president of the National Governors’ Association. It and other organisations have serious concerns that the parent governor quota, as it were, would be, if not obliterated completely, certainly diminished in its importance. However keen...

Member
Baroness Howe of Idlicote (Crossbench)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
19 October 2006
Reference
685 c879
House
House of Lords

moved Amendments Nos. 18 to 20: Page 136, line 7, leave out sub-paragraph (7). Page 136, line 24, after ““paragraphs”” insert ““A1 to A16 or”” Page 136, leave out lines 45 to 47. On Question, amendments agreed to. Clause 18 [Alterations that may be made under section 19]:

Member
Lord Adonis (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
19 October 2006
Reference
685 c877
House
House of Lords

moved Amendment No. 21: Page 14, line 3, at end insert- ““( ) a reduction in the proportion of elected parent governors on a school's governing body”” The noble Baroness said: My Lords, in moving Amendment No. 21, I shall speak also to Amendments Nos. 39 and 40. Amendment No....

Member
Baroness Walmsley (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
19 October 2006
Reference
685 c877-9
House
House of Lords

moved Amendment No. 17: Page 133, line 5, after ““12”” insert ““, sections 15 and 16”” The noble Lord said: My Lords, this group of government amendments relates to minor school organisation matters and parent councils. I have written to noble Lords setting out their effect in detail. To summarise,...

Member
Lord Adonis (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
19 October 2006
Reference
685 c875-6
House
House of Lords