HC Deb 23 March 1967 vol 743 cc340-1W
Mr. Ednyfed Hudson Davies

asked the Postmaster-General if he will supply a list of the head post offices and post offices in Wales where it is ruled by the Post Office to be necessary that the postmaster should be Welsh speaking and those where it is considered desirable.

Mr. Joseph Slater

The Crown Post Offices in Wales at which the Post Office considers it necessary that the head postmaster or postmaster should be Welsh speaking are shown in List I; and those at which it considers this desirable are shown in List II.

LIST I—Welsh Essential
HEAD OFFICES (HEAD POSTMASTERS)
Aberystwyth. Denbigh.
Bangor. Portmadoc.
Barmouth. Pwllheli.
Caernarvon.
SALARIED SUB-OFFICES (POSTMASTERS)
Amlwch. Llandyssul.
Bethesda. Llangefni.
Betws-y-coed. Llangollen.
Blaenau-Ffestiniog. Llanrwst.
Cardigan. Machynlleth.
Corwen. Newcastle Emlyn.
Criccieth. Rhosllanerchrugog.
Dolgellau. Ruthin.
Lampeter. Towyn.

LIST II—Welsh Desirable
HEAD OFFICES (HEAD POSTMASTERS)
Carmarthen. Holyhead.
SALARIED SUB-OFFICES (POSTMASTERS)
Beaumaris. Llandovery.
Conway. Penmaenmawr.
Llandeilo.

Mr. Ednyfed Hudson Davies

asked the Postmaster-General if he will make arrangements to accept bilingual licence application forms in those post offices and head post offices where it is necessary that the postmaster should be Welsh speaking.

Mr. Joseph Slater

No.