asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will make a further statement on the findings and recommendations contained in the Bullock Report.

The findings and recommendations of the Bullock Report, "A Language for Life", are highly relevant to the present debate on the curriculum and standards. The report continues to make a marked impact on language teaching in schools and I hope that the debate will encourage local education authorities, teachers and others concerned with the development of language to consider what more can be done to give effect to the general conclusions of the report.