§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Attorney-General how many higher executive officers there are in the administration of the Crown courts (a) at Mold and (b) at Cardiff; of these how many are able to speak Welsh; and how many have learnt Welsh through the opportunities given by the Lord Chancellor's Department to attend intensive courses on learning the Welsh language.
§ The Solicitor-GeneralNeither the three higher executive officers at Mold nor the seven at Cardiff are Welsh speakers, but two other members of the staff at Mold speak Welsh. None of the existing staff at either court have attended the intensive language course.
Region Guarantees Issued Loan Value Number Percentage of total Amount £ million Percentage of total ENGLAND North East 266 4.4 8.4 4.2 North West 872 14.5 27.0 13.6 Yorkshire and Humberside 418 6.9 11.5 5.8 West Midlands 555 9.2 18.0 9.1 East Midlands 383 6.4 12.3 6.2 South East (including East Anglia) 2,279 37.8 82.2 41.5 South West 550 9.1 17.5 8.8 SCOTLAND 308 5.1 8.9 4.5 WALES 352 5.8 10.4 5.3 NORTHERN IRELAND 43 0.7 1.7 0.9 Total 6,026 197.9