HC Deb 15 April 1988 vol 131 c254W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what information he has as to the numbers and proportion of primary school pupils in each Welsh county who(a) speak Welsh as their first language, (b) speak Welsh fluently as their second language, (c) speak some Welsh and (d) speak very little or no Welsh at all.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The information is not collected centrally in the form requested. However, data in respect of primary school pupils, aged five and over, by home spoken language at September 1987 are as follows:

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