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English Language: Education

Volume 471: debated on Monday 4 February 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills at which institutions English for Speakers of Other Languages approved courses were delivered in the latest period for which figures are available; and at what level each provided courses. (181559)

The latest set of data is from 2005/06 for those enrolled with a learning aim of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and is collected across nine Learning and Skills Council (LSC) regional locations. This is as follows:

ESOL 2005/06

All levels

Entry level

Level 1

Level 2

1Unknown

East Midlands

42,316

20,431

2,654

842

18,389

East of England

34,854

19,515

2,872

1,135

11,332

Greater London

184,606

108,668

16,042

6,729

53,167

National Employer Service

14,097

3,428

0

0

10,669

North East

17,189

10,174

980

396

5,639

North West

55,863

29,631

5,260

2,018

18,954

South East

64,890

33,565

7,094

3,070

21,161

South West

32,605

16,393

3,598

1,350

11,264

West Midlands

58,908

32,322

3,474

924

22,188

Yorkshire and the Humber

44,100

24,230

3,351

1,617

14,902

All LSC regions

549,429

298,357

45,325

18,081

187,664

1 Unknown: where the provider has not stipulated a level, often as the course can be tailored to meet different levels.