15920
1997-98
675
A-Level Polish
Tom Levitt
1998-01-22
That this House notes that approximately 100 students per year are entered for the A-level examination in Polish; notes also that all entries in recent years have been via a single examination board, namely Edexcel (University of London); feels that it should be the right of all citizens to be able to study and gain qualifications in the language of their birth, culture or heritage, or to study a language for vocational or non-vocational purposes; feels also that in the light of the future enlargement of the European Union, Polish is likely to become a more important tool in the language of international trade and relations; notes that Edexcel is currently reviewing its provision of A-level Polish with a view to discontinuing the service; and calls upon the Government to urge Edexcel to continue to provide an annual A-level Polish examination and to discuss with them ways in which such provision can be maintained in future.
Tom Levitt
1998-01-22
Proposed
High Peak
Labour
Stephen Pound
1998-01-22
Signed
Ealing North
Labour
Andrew MacKinlay
1998-01-22
Signed
Thurrock
Labour
Martin Bell
1998-01-22
Signed
Tatton
Independent
Jeremy Corbyn
1998-01-23
Signed
Islington North
Labour
Tom Cox
1998-01-23
Signed
Tooting
Labour
John Austin
1998-01-23
Signed
Erith & Thamesmead
Labour
Ashok Kumar
1998-01-26
Signed
Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland
Labour
John Wilkinson
1998-01-26
Signed
Ruislip - Northwood
Conservative
Michael Clapham
1998-01-27
Signed
Barnsley West & Penistone
Labour
Jane Griffiths
1998-01-27
Signed
Reading East
Labour
Ken Livingstone
1998-01-28
Signed
Brent East
Labour
Bill Michie
1998-01-28
Signed
Sheffield, Heeley
Labour
Eric Clarke
1998-01-28
Signed
Midlothian
Labour
Robert Wareing
1998-01-28
Signed
Liverpool, West Derby
Labour
Audrey Wise
1998-01-28
Signed
Preston
Labour
David Drew
1998-01-29
Signed
Stroud
Labour Co-operative
John Cummings
1998-01-30
Signed
Easington
Labour
Harry Barnes
1998-01-30
Signed
North East Derbyshire
Labour
Andrew Love
1998-02-02
Signed
Edmonton
Labour Co-operative
Denis MacShane
1998-02-02
Signed
Rotherham
Labour
Rudi Vis
1998-02-02
Signed
Finchley & Golders Green
Labour
Eric Pickles
1998-02-04
Signed
Brentwood & Ongar
Conservative
Ann Cryer
1998-02-04
Signed
Keighley
Labour
Tom Pendry
1998-02-05
Signed
Stalybridge & Hyde
Labour
Brian Sedgemore
1998-02-05
Signed
Hackney South & Shoreditch
Labour
John Marek
1998-02-05
Signed
Wrexham
Labour
Siobhain McDonagh
1998-02-05
Signed
Mitcham & Morden
Labour
Austin Mitchell
1998-02-05
Signed
Great Grimsby
Labour
Bill Olner
1998-02-05
Signed
Nuneaton
Labour
Mark Todd
1998-02-05
Signed
South Derbyshire
Labour
Dennis Turner
1998-02-05
Signed
Wolverhampton South East
Labour Co-operative
Martin Linton
1998-02-06
Signed
Battersea
Labour
John McDonnell
1998-02-06
Signed
Hayes & Harlington
Labour
Margaret Ewing
1998-02-06
Signed
Moray
Scottish National Party
Julie Morgan
1998-02-09
Signed
Cardiff North
Labour
Colin Pickthall
1998-02-09
Signed
West Lancashire
Labour
Bill Rammell
1998-02-09
Signed
Harlow
Labour
Jacqui Smith
1998-02-09
Signed
Redditch
Labour
Barry Jones
1998-02-09
Signed
Alyn & Deeside
Labour
Terry Lewis
1998-02-09
Signed
Worsley
Labour
Gordon Marsden
1998-02-09
Signed
Blackpool South
Labour
John McAllion
1998-02-09
Signed
Dundee East
Labour
Tony McNulty
1998-02-09
Signed
Harrow East
Labour
Peter Brand
1998-02-09
Signed
Isle of Wight
Liberal Democrat
Colin Breed
1998-02-09
Signed
South East Cornwall
Liberal Democrat
Harry Cohen
1998-02-09
Signed
Leyton & Wanstead
Labour
Valerie Davey
1998-02-09
Signed
Bristol West
Labour
Terry Davis
1998-02-09
Signed
Birmingham, Hodge Hill
Labour
Michael Fabricant
1998-02-09
Signed
Lichfield
Conservative
Ronnie Fearn
1998-02-09
Signed
Southport
Liberal Democrat
Jim Fitzpatrick
1998-02-09
Signed
Poplar & Canning Town
Labour
Donald Gorrie
1998-02-09
Signed
Edinburgh West
Liberal Democrat
David Borrow
1998-02-09
Signed
South Ribble
Labour
Howard Stoate
1998-02-09
Signed
Dartford
Labour
Matthew Taylor
1998-02-09
Signed
Truro & St Austell
Liberal Democrat
Teddy Taylor
1998-02-09
Signed
Rochford & Southend East
Conservative
Peter Temple-Morris
1998-02-09
Signed
Leominster
Independent Conservative
Gareth Thomas
1998-02-09
Signed
Harrow West
Labour
Joan Walley
1998-02-09
Signed
Stoke-on-Trent North
Labour
Michael Wills
1998-02-09
Signed
North Swindon
Labour
Nicholas Winterton
1998-02-09
Signed
Macclesfield
Conservative
John Randall
1998-02-10
Signed
Uxbridge
Conservative
Adrian Sanders
1998-02-10
Signed
Torbay
Liberal Democrat
Kelvin Hopkins
1998-02-10
Signed
Luton North
Labour
Robert McCartney
1998-02-10
Signed
North Down
UKUP
Robin Corbett
1998-02-10
Signed
Birmingham, Erdington
Labour
Julia Drown
1998-02-10
Signed
South Swindon
Labour
Huw Edwards
1998-02-10
Signed
Monmouth
Labour
Bill Etherington
1998-02-10
Signed
Sunderland North
Labour
Barry Gardiner
1998-02-10
Signed
Brent North
Labour
Crispin Blunt
1998-02-10
Signed
Reigate
Conservative
Stephen Twigg
1998-02-10
Signed
Enfield, Southgate
Labour
Mike Wood
1998-02-10
Signed
Batley & Spen
Labour
Phil Sawford
1998-02-11
Signed
Kettering
Labour
Edward Leigh
1998-02-11
Signed
Gainsborough
Conservative
Christopher Leslie
1998-02-11
Signed
Shipley
Labour
Elfyn Llwyd
1998-02-11
Signed
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy
Plaid Cymru
Alice Mahon
1998-02-11
Signed
Halifax
Labour
Andrew Miller
1998-02-11
Signed
Ellesmere Port & Neston
Labour
Edward O'Hara
1998-02-11
Signed
Knowsley South
Labour
Diana Organ
1998-02-11
Signed
Forest of Dean
Labour
Ian Davidson
1998-02-11
Signed
Glasgow, Pollok
Labour Co-operative
Howard Flight
1998-02-11
Signed
Arundel & South Downs
Conservative
Joe Ashton
1998-02-11
Signed
Bassetlaw
Labour
Phil Woolas
1998-02-11
Signed
Oldham East & Saddleworth
Labour
Peter Robinson
1998-02-12
Signed
Belfast East
DUP
Ernie Ross
1998-02-12
Signed
Dundee West
Labour
Joan Humble
1998-02-12
Signed
Blackpool North & Fleetwood
Labour
Robert Jackson
1998-02-12
Signed
Wantage
Conservative
Jenny Jones
1998-02-12
Signed
Wolverhampton South West
Labour
Peter Luff
1998-02-12
Signed
Mid Worcestershire
Conservative
Kevin McNamara
1998-02-12
Signed
Kingston upon Hull North
Labour
Martin O'Neill
1998-02-12
Signed
Ochil
Labour
Roseanna Cunningham
1998-02-12
Signed
Perth
Scottish National Party
Janet Dean
1998-02-12
Signed
Burton
Labour
Jeffrey M Donaldson
1998-02-12
Signed
Lagan Valley
UUP
Linda Gilroy
1998-02-12
Signed
Plymouth, Sutton
Labour Co-operative
David Amess
1998-02-12
Signed
Southend West
Conservative
Mike Hancock
1998-02-12
Signed
Portsmouth South
Liberal Democrat
Gareth Thomas
1998-02-12
Signed
Clwyd West
Labour
Jim Wallace
1998-02-12
Signed
Orkney & Shetland
Liberal Democrat
Beverley Hughes
1998-02-16
Signed
Stretford & Urmston
Labour
Andrew Lansley
1998-02-16
Signed
South Cambridgeshire
Conservative
Bob Laxton
1998-02-16
Signed
Derby North
Labour
Denis Murphy
1998-02-16
Signed
Wansbeck
Labour
Doug Naysmith
1998-02-16
Signed
Bristol North West
Labour Co-operative
Maria Fyfe
1998-02-16
Signed
Glasgow, Maryhill
Labour
Julie Kirkbride
1998-02-17
Signed
Bromsgrove
Conservative
David Lepper
1998-02-17
Signed
Brighton, Pavilion
Labour Co-operative
Ken Maginnis
1998-02-17
Signed
Fermanagh & South Tyrone
UUP
Menzies Campbell
1998-02-17
Signed
Fife North East
Liberal Democrat
Desmond Turner
1998-02-17
Signed
Brighton, Kemptown
Labour
Alan Whitehead
1998-02-17
Signed
Southampton, Test
Labour
Paul Keetch
1998-02-18
Signed
Hereford
Liberal Democrat
Marsha Singh
1998-02-19
Signed
Bradford West
Labour
Piara S Khabra
1998-02-19
Signed
Ealing, Southall
Labour
Richard Livsey
1998-02-19
Signed
Brecon & Radnorshire
Liberal Democrat
David Lock
1998-02-19
Signed
Wyre Forest
Labour
Jim Dobbin
1998-02-19
Signed
Heywood & Middleton
Labour Co-operative
Gordon Prentice
1998-02-23
Signed
Pendle
Labour
Bob Russell
1998-02-23
Signed
Colchester
Liberal Democrat
Maria Eagle
1998-02-23
Signed
Liverpool, Garston
Labour
Martin Salter
1998-02-24
Signed
Reading West
Labour
Helen Southworth
1998-02-24
Signed
Warrington South
Labour
Brian Cotter
1998-02-24
Signed
Weston-Super-Mare
Liberal Democrat
Liz Blackman
1998-02-24
Signed
Erewash
Labour
Nigel Jones
1998-02-26
Signed
Cheltenham
Liberal Democrat
Karen Buck
1998-02-26
Signed
Regent's Park and Kensington North
Labour
Martyn Jones
1998-02-27
Signed
Clwyd South
Labour
Evan Harris
1998-03-03
Signed
Oxford West & Abingdon
Liberal Democrat
Seamus Mallon
1998-03-06
Signed
Newry & Armagh
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Alan Simpson
1998-03-09
Signed
Nottingham South
Labour
Ivan Lewis
1998-03-18
Signed
Bury South
Labour
Dale Campbell-Savours
1998-03-18
Signed
Workington
Labour
Simon Hughes
1998-03-30
Signed
North Southwark & Bermondsey
Liberal Democrat
Ian Stewart
1998-04-08
Signed
Eccles
Labour
Phil Willis
1998-04-08
Signed
Harrogate & Knaresborough
Liberal Democrat
Allan Rogers
1998-04-28
Signed
Rhondda
Labour
Dafydd Wigley
1998-04-29
Signed
Caernarfon
Plaid Cymru
Geraint Davies
1998-05-20
Signed
Croydon Central
Labour
Patricia Hewitt
Withdrawn