§ 35. Mr. LLEWELLYN-JONESasked the Minister of Health whether on the staff of inspectors in the Ministry appointed for the purpose of making public inquiries there are any members with a knowledge of the Welsh language and, if so, how many; and whether, in the case of public inquiries in the Welsh-speaking parts of Wales, he will arrange that the inspector sent to conduct the inquiry shall be a person with a knowledge of the Welsh language?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of HEALTH (Mr. Shakespeare)Yes, Sir, five of the officials by whom inquiries are held have a knowledge of the Welsh language, and, where a knowledge of the Welsh language is required, use would be made of a Welsh-speaking inspector.