§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment why the Vehicles Licensing Centre at Swansea has decided that Welsh versions of prescribed English language forms, which are correct otherwise, are not acceptable, if they are typewritten.
§ Mr. MarksOn legal advice. Unless Welsh forms have themselves been prescribed, typewritten Welsh versions of prescribed English forms do not meet legal requirements.
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what consideration has been given by his Department to the issuing of driving licences in Wales in a fully bilingual format, including the Welsh version of the details filled on to the pro forma document.
§ Mr. MarksThe Department has considered on a number of occasions the extent to which the Welsh language is used on driving licences. I do not think that any change is justified on the evidence at present available.