Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has had discussions with exam boards on the introduction of a Kurdish language GCSE.

There are currently no plans to add additional modern foreign languages GCSEs to the existing range of subjects. However, there is no reason in principle why a new language GCSE could not be introduced if an awarding organisation considered that there was a strong case to do so. It is for awarding organisations to decide which qualifications they offer.

It is up to schools to decide which languages are taught as part of their curriculum. There are several supplementary schools in England which teach Kurdish to children and young people outside of their regular schooling, where parents may choose to send their children for Kurdish tuition.