HC Deb 30 July 1981 vol 9 cc456-7W
Mr. Hooson

asked the Secretary of State for Wales when he expects to publish a statement on his policy towards the place of Welsh in schools.

Mr. Nicholas Edwards

I have today published a statement entitled "Welsh in Schools". Copies have been placed in the Library of the House. The document takes account of comments made on the consultative paper "Welsh in the School Curriculum" published last year. It provides guidance to local education authorities and schools in Wales and is complementary to the guidance contained in "The School Curriculum" which my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Education and Science and I published earlier this year.