- That is our hope, but we cannot preempt the investigation, says Patrick Reslow (SD), member of the education committee.

Each week, approximately 180,000 students participate in one hour of mother tongue instruction in the language their parents speak.

In the Tidö Agreement, which the government and the Sweden Democrats have drawn up, it is stated that an inquiry must be appointed to "review mother-tongue teaching with the aim that it should not negatively affect integration or the student's knowledge development in the Swedish language".

Unclear directives

However, the exact instructions to the investigators are not clear, and the Sweden Democrats hope to be able to influence the directives so that the investigation will also investigate the possibility of completely removing mother tongue teaching in all languages ​​except the national minority languages.

- Our attitude is that we should not have tax-financed mother tongue education, but that it should be replaced by Swedish education, says Patrick Reslow.

"Based on old myth"

Anne Reath Warren is a lecturer in didactics with a focus on multilingualism at Uppsala University, and according to her, there is no research that suggests that mother tongue teaching would have a negative impact on the student's learning of the Swedish language.

- Students who study their mother tongue for a longer period of time get better results in other subjects as well.

It doesn't have any downsides, it's some kind of old myth, says Anne Reath Warren.

But Reslow has a different view of the research situation.

No ministerial interview

- There is quite a bit of research in the world that points to the importance of mother tongue teaching.

And then it is also difficult to draw concrete conclusions, he says.

What is the reason that mother tongue teaching would worsen integration?

- It is an issue that the investigation can look at, says Reslow.

When the inquiry will be appointed is not yet clear.

SVT has applied for Education Minister Lotta Edholm (L), who does not want to appear for an interview.