§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Wales upon what evidence he bases his assessment that 80 per cent. of the people of Wales do not speak Welsh.
§ Mr. George ThomasIn referring to
eight out of ten of the Welsh peopleI was speaking in general terms. At the time of the 1961 census (which provides the latest figures), 26 per cent. of the population were recorded as being able to speak Welsh, leaving 74 per cent. who were not so recorded.