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Debate between Nick Gibb and Robert Goodwill
Monday 17th December 2018

(5 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nick Gibb Portrait Nick Gibb
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I must say, it is rich for Opposition Members to criticise the reduction in modern foreign language teaching. It was their Government—the Labour Government, in 2004—who downgraded the importance of foreign languages, and we are trying to reverse that. We have increased the proportion of young people studying a foreign language from 40% in 2010 to 46% this year, and we want to go further.

Robert Goodwill Portrait Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough and Whitby) (Con)
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11. What progress his Department has made on strengthening the social work profession.