§ 39. Sir H. Morris-Jonesasked the Minister of Information why, on a recent occasion, a telephone conversation in Welsh between a parent in North Wales and his soldier son in Northern Ireland was prohibited by the Liverpool Telephone Exchange?
§ Mr. ThurtleFor defence reasons all telephone conversations between Great Britain and Ireland, including Northern Ireland, must be conducted in English.
§ Sir H. Morris-JonesIs my hon. Friend aware that there are millions of patriotic Welsh-speaking citizens in this country, and hundreds of thousands of them in the City of Liverpool alone, and cannot he provide two or three Welsh-speaking persons at the Central Exchange in Liverpool?
§ Mr. ThurtleI have given my hon. Friend the answer, and as far as the point which he raises is concerned, I will see that it is given consideration.