§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Wales, in view of the fact that Government expenditure on newspaper advertising in the Welsh language in 1966 was £49 while Government expenditure on English language 207W advertising amounted to £6,350,000, what plans he has for increasing the use of the Welsh language by the Government in newspaper advertising.
§ Mr. Cledwyn HughesThe figure of £49 referred to was the amount actually spent by the Welsh Office on advertising in Welsh language newspapers in the first nine months of 1966, and did not include expenditure by other Government Departments upon advertisements in the Welsh208W language. So far as the Welsh Office is concerned I have arranged that advertisements will normally be placed in the main Welsh, as well as English, language newspapers and, where appropriate, they will be published in the Welsh language. The Welsh Language Bill, if enacted, will enable Welsh versions of statutory forms to be prescribed and this should result in increased Government advertising in the Welsh language.