asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) how many first degrees or equivalent in Italian were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;(2) how many first degrees or equivalents in French were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;(3) how many first degrees or equivalents in German were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) how many business men and engineers availed themselves of crash courses in Chinese in 1966, 1970 and 1976;(2) how many business men and engineers availed themselves of crash courses in Korean in 1966, 1970 and 1976;(3) how many business men and engineers availed themselves of crash courses in Malay/Bahasa Indonesia in 1966, 1970 and 1976;(4) how many business men and engineers availed themselves of crash courses in German in 1966, 1970 and 1976;(5) how many business men and engineers availed themselves of crash courses in Spanish in 1966, 1970 and 1976;(6) how many business men and engineers availed themselves of crash courses in Italian in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

The available information is as follows; students on joint language courses other than those indicated are excluded.(7) how many business men and engineers availed themselves of crash courses in Japanese in 1966, 1970 and 1976;(8) how many business men and engineers availed themselves of crash courses in French in 1966, 1970 and 1976;(9) how many business men and engineers availed themselves of crash courses in Persian in 1966, 1970 and 1976;(10) how many business men and engineers availed themselves of crash courses in Portuguese in 1966, 1970 and 1976;(11) how many business men and engineers availed themselves of crash courses in Arabic in 1966, 1970 and 1976;(12) how many business men and engineers availed themselves of crash cousres in Russian in 1966, 1970 and 1976.

This information is not available.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) at which specific institutions Japanese is taught to first degree standard;(2) at which specific institutions Chinese is taught to first degree standard;(3) at which specific institutions Russian is taught to first degree standard;(4) at which specific institutions Portuguese is taught to first degree standard;(5) at which specific institutions Persian is taught to first degree standard;(6) at which specific institutions Arabic is taught to first degree standard;(7) at which specific institutions Korean is taught to first degree standard;(8) at which specific institutions Malay/Bahasa Indonesia is taught to first degree standard.

This information is published in "The Compendium of University Entrance Requirements for First Degree Courses in the United Kingdom, 1977–78", and the Council for National Academic Awards "Directory of First Degree Courses" Copies of these publications are available in the Library.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) how many institutions provide crash courses in French for business men and engineers;(2) how many institutions provide crash courses in German for business men and engineers;(3) how many institutions provide crash courses in Spanish for business men and engineers;(4) how many institutions provide crash courses in Italian for business men and engineers;(5) how many institutions provide crash courses in Chinese for business men and engineers;(6) how many institutions provide crash courses in Japanese for business men and engineers;(7) how many institutions provide crash courses in Russian for business men and engineers;

I regret that the information is not available.