Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to conduct a comprehensive audit of the foreign language skills currently possessed by civil servants across all departments and government agencies.

I refer my noble friend to the answer provided by The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 3 November, Official Report, Column WA188.

There are currently no plans for a formal audit across Government to measure the foreign language skills currently possessed by civil servants.