"My Lords, is not the great increase in the number of pupils with English as a second language making life very difficult for teachers?..." Baroness Sharples - View Speech
"Can my noble friend confirm that the number of children with English as their second language has risen from 6% to 16% in one year?..." Baroness Sharples - View Speech
"Does my noble friend agree that a rise of 6% to 18% in the proportion of youngsters now entering school with English as their second language has had an effect on the studying of science?..." Baroness Sharples - View Speech
"Does my noble friend accept that every school faces a problem because a year ago 6% of children had English as their second language when they went to school? That has now increased to 16%...." Baroness Sharples - View Speech
"Can my noble friend say how many of these schools have children arriving at them for whom English is their second language?..." Baroness Sharples - View Speech
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of children starting school for whom English is a second language...." Baroness Sharples - View Speech
"Is my noble friend aware that certain schools are involved in considerable expense because they have to employ interpreters? What is being done to help parents learn English, so that it can be spoken at home?..." Baroness Sharples - View Speech
"Can my noble friend tell me what proportion of children going to school now have English as their second language?..." Baroness Sharples - View Speech