To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether her Department has held a Citizens' Jury on English for speakers of other languages since 6 October 2007. (181185)

The Department held two Citizens' Juries on English for speakers of other languages jointly with Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) in December 2007. The findings of these juries, which were held in London and Hull, will be taken into account alongside DIUS's the public consultation ‘Focusing English for Speakers of Other Languages on Community Cohesion’.