Education: Languages — Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 11:30 am on 28 March 2012.

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Photo of Lord Harrison Lord Harrison Chair, EU Sub-Committee A - Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade 11:30, 28 March 2012

My Lords, given the decline in language provision at independent schools-the reason for which is, I am told, dissatisfaction with the assessment of GCSEs and A-levels-would the Minister research this further in his conversations with that sector, to see why a past rich source of language scholars is in decline?