§ Mr. Gwynoro Jonesasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many of the total non-industrial civil servants employed by his Department in Wales have a working knowledge of the Welsh language; and what percentage this is of the total.
§ Mr. PriorSome 600 of the non-industrial civil servants employed by my Department in Wales have a working knowledge of the Welsh language. This number represents 45 per cent. of the total staff so employed.