§ Mr. Cledwyn Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what further consideration he has given to the future status of the Normal College, Bangor; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MulleyFollowing representations made by deputations I received, I have decided to approve the Gwynedd authority's latest proposal to retain the Bangor Normal College as a free-standing institution, and not to press for its merger with the University College of North Wales. I have urged the authority to consider developing the college as a monolingual institution, with particular responsibility for maintaining the supply of teachers able to teach through the medium of Welsh. An official letter to the Gwynedd authority is issuing today.