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date	2014-10-23
uin	HL2341
max answer › date of answer	2018-03-07

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23/10/2014

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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Civil Servants: Languages

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To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they expect to see an increase in the numbers of United Kingdom civil servants capable of fulfilling the language requirements for applications to the European Civil Service; and if so by how many, and by when.

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Baroness Coussins

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HL2341

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is ministerial correction

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05/11/2014

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<p>The Government is working to increase the number of applicants to the European Civil Service and to increase civil service language training. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) supports all UK applicants, including civil servants, through the EU recruitment process, including advice on how to pass the recruitment tests in a foreign language. The European Fast Stream programme has been re-structured for 2014 and the training updated. As part of this, the language training provided to participants has been revised and tailored to offer more effective preparation for the Commission’s entry exam known as The Concours. There is also language training offered to civil servants through the FCO language centre. Some Government Departments also offer training in-house in different languages.</p><p> </p>

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Baroness Anelay of St Johns

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05/11/2014 15:54:59

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label	Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns

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label	Biography information for Baroness Coussins