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22.
Mr. Alex Carlile
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many pupils from state schools in Wales passed with A, B or C grades in French, German or Spanish A-level in each of the years 1987 to date; and if he will make a statement.
Sir Wyn Roberts
In 1990 a total of 614 advanced-level certificates were issued by the Welsh Joint Education Committee in grades A to C in French, German and Spanish to school pupils in Wales.The detailed information is as follows:
| Grade | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 |
| French | ||||
| A | 61 | 67 | 91 | 92 |
| B | 111 | 93 | 109 | 144 |
| C | 132 | 124 | 184 | 207 |
| German | ||||
| A | 27 | 33 | 24 | 39 |
| B | 53 | 49 | 39 | 42 |
| C | 35 | 36 | 40 | 65 |
| Spanish | ||||
| A | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| B | 10 | 11 | 18 | 11 |
| C | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 |