To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether (a) adults with a European Union passport, and (b) British citizens who receive inactive benefit, will be expected to pay a fee for English for Speakers of Other Languages courses in (1) 2011–12, and (2) 2012–13.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether (a) adults with a European Union passport, and (b) British citizens who receive inactive benefit, will be expected to pay a fee for English for Speakers of Other Languages courses in (1) 2011–12, and (2) 2012–13.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many adults taking an English for Speakers of Other Languages course they forecast will pay (a) a full fee for their course and (b) no fee, in each of (1) 2011–12, (2) 2012–13, and (3) 2013–14.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many adults taking an English for Speakers of Other Languages course they forecast will pay (a) a full fee for their course and (b) no fee, in each of (1) 2011–12, (2) 2012–13, and (3) 2013–14.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much they forecast the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills will save by restricting free tuition for those who want to take an English for Speakers of Other Languages course to persons who receive active benefits.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much they forecast the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills will save by restricting free tuition for those who want to take an English for Speakers of Other Languages course to persons who receive active benefits.

My honourable friend the Minister of State for Immigration (Damian Green) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Under Tier 4 of the points-based system, institutions are currently required to ensure their students have a prior knowledge of English at a minimum of B1 level on the Common European...

My honourable friend the Minister of State for Immigration (Damian Green) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Under Tier 4 of the points-based system, institutions are currently required to ensure their students have a prior knowledge of English at a minimum of B1 level on the Common European...

Under tier 4 of the points-based system, institutions are currently required to ensure their students have a prior knowledge of English at a minimum of B1 level on the common European framework of reference for languages. Competence in English language is a key indicator of a student's ability and motivation...

Under tier 4 of the points-based system, institutions are currently required to ensure their students have a prior knowledge of English at a minimum of B1 level on the common European framework of reference for languages. Competence in English language is a key indicator of a student's ability and motivation...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Jones on 24 November (WA 344), why a GCSE or an International GCSE is not one of the ways in which they measure knowledge of English for immigration purposes; and in what ways the examinations fall short of...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Jones on 24 November (WA 344), why a GCSE or an International GCSE is not one of the ways in which they measure knowledge of English for immigration purposes; and in what ways the examinations fall short of...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the British Council’s English language teaching programme in North Korea.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the British Council’s English language teaching programme in North Korea.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many candidates for immigration have a GCSE or International GCSE in English.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many candidates for immigration have a GCSE or International GCSE in English.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much funding they make available to the British Council for the promotion of the English language overseas; and whether this funding will be sustained over the next five years.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much funding they make available to the British Council for the promotion of the English language overseas; and whether this funding will be sustained over the next five years.

Letter dated 29/11/2010 from Baroness Neville-Jones to Lord Avebury regarding House of Lords debate on immigration. 4 p.

Letter dated 29/11/2010 from Baroness Neville-Jones to Lord Avebury regarding House of Lords debate on immigration. 4 p.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether a pass at grade C or above in GCSE or International GCSE English is accepted for all immigration purposes as sufficient proof of English language ability.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether a pass at grade C or above in GCSE or International GCSE English is accepted for all immigration purposes as sufficient proof of English language ability.

Statement on the schools white paper.

Statement on the schools white paper.

I welcome the White Paper. Is my right hon. Friend aware that pupils can pass a GCSE in English without reading a novel? What will he do about that?

I welcome the White Paper. Is my right hon. Friend aware that pupils can pass a GCSE in English without reading a novel? What will he do about that?

We are working with the exams regulator, Ofqual, to make sure our exams are as rigorous as those in the world's most demanding education jurisdictions. It is vital that we encourage more people in this country to read fiction—[Interruption.]—and I am sure the right hon. Member for Leigh has already...

We are working with the exams regulator, Ofqual, to make sure our exams are as rigorous as those in the world's most demanding education jurisdictions. It is vital that we encourage more people in this country to read fiction—[Interruption.]—and I am sure the right hon. Member for Leigh has already...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his remarks. The teaching schools that we will establish must act as hubs and serve as an exemplar of how teachers can be trained for all schools in their area. At present, we have that model of teaching school in embryo in...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his remarks. The teaching schools that we will establish must act as hubs and serve as an exemplar of how teachers can be trained for all schools in their area. At present, we have that model of teaching school in embryo in...

I welcome the Secretary of State's statement. Will he say a little more about his plans for teaching schools, and in particular how they will better support the schools around them?

I welcome the Secretary of State's statement. Will he say a little more about his plans for teaching schools, and in particular how they will better support the schools around them?

Thank you, Mr Speaker; clearly, I am moving up the batting order in this particular sport. In welcoming my right hon. Friend's White Paper, may I ask him to encourage greater vertical integration between primary and secondary schools? One issue that teachers in Tamworth have raised with me is the...

Thank you, Mr Speaker; clearly, I am moving up the batting order in this particular sport. In welcoming my right hon. Friend's White Paper, may I ask him to encourage greater vertical integration between primary and secondary schools? One issue that teachers in Tamworth have raised with me is the...

I welcome many of the freedoms that are now being given to schools, but will the Secretary of State clarify one point for me? If a group of parents requested that a Sport for All programme should be continued, would the head teacher have the funds in his budget to...

I welcome many of the freedoms that are now being given to schools, but will the Secretary of State clarify one point for me? If a group of parents requested that a Sport for All programme should be continued, would the head teacher have the funds in his budget to...

The test designed for six-year-olds is there simply as a screening test to make sure that people are decoding fluently. Once children are decoding fluently, it is vital that they are well taught in order to encourage comprehension. Subsequent assessment throughout the primary school years can ensure just that.

The test designed for six-year-olds is there simply as a screening test to make sure that people are decoding fluently. Once children are decoding fluently, it is vital that they are well taught in order to encourage comprehension. Subsequent assessment throughout the primary school years can ensure just that.

I congratulate my right hon. Friend on his excellent White Paper and especially on the pupil premium, which will benefit many people in my constituency. Christopher Whitehead language college in my constituency, which is an outstanding school, is shortly to launch Mandarin classes. Will the Secretary of State expand on...

I congratulate my right hon. Friend on his excellent White Paper and especially on the pupil premium, which will benefit many people in my constituency. Christopher Whitehead language college in my constituency, which is an outstanding school, is shortly to launch Mandarin classes. Will the Secretary of State expand on...