§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his policy with regards to the general distribution in Wales of bilingual census forms.
§ Sir George YoungA single bilingual census form has not been provided. Instead, there are English-language versions and Welsh-language versions of the census forms for Wales. The enumerators have been instructed to make both versions equally available to persons responsible for completing a form.
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether it is his policy that in those parts of Wales where Welsh is widely spoken census enumerators should be bilingual.
§ Sir George YoungYes. The census officers who appointed the enumerators were instructed to ensure that enumerators were suitable for their census areas. The enumerator's ability to speak Welsh in areas where the language is widely spoken was an important criterion of suitability.