Nick Gibb (Shadow Minister, Children, Schools and Families; Bognor Regis & Littlehampton, Conservative)

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families

(1) how many non-selective mainstream maintained schools entered 90 per cent. or more of their eligible pupils for a modern language GCSE in (a) 2004, (b) 2005, (c) 2006 and (d) 2007;

(2) how many non-selective mainstream maintained schools entered 10 per cent. or less of their eligible pupils for a modern language GCSE in (a) 2004, (b) 2005, (c) 2006 and (d) 2007;

(3) how many non-selective mainstream maintained schools entered no pupils for a modern language GCSE in (a) 2004, (b) 2005, (c) 2006 and (d) 2007;

(4) how many non-selective mainstream maintained schools did not have any pupils awarded a modern language GCSE at grades A* to C in (a) 2004, (b) 2005, (c) 2006 and (d) 2007;

(5) how many non-selective mainstream maintained schools did not have any pupils awarded a (a) French and (b) German GCSE at (i) grades A* to C and (ii) any grade in (A) 2004, (B) 2005, (C) 2006 and (D) 2007.

Jim Knight (Minister of State (Schools and Learners), Department for Children, Schools and Families; South Dorset, Labour)

The information can be provided only at disproportionate cost.