§ Mr. Morganasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the percentage of speakers of the Welsh language in the total population of (a) the former county of Denbigh and (b) the Denbigh parliamentary division, according to the last national census.
§ Mr. John MorrisAccording to the 1971 Census the percentage of persons aged three and over in this category was (a) 28 per cent. and (b) 41 per cent.
§ Mr. Molloyasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list in the Official Report the total amounts of public expenditure already made and planned over the years 1970 to 1980 on the encouragement of the Welsh language in all sectors, including books, education, publishing, transport and public office signs and bilingual official forms and in each year specify the percentage which total expenditure on such policies constituted or will constitute of total identifiable public expenditure in Wales.
§ Mr. John MorrisIt is not possible to provide this information. Expenditure in support of the Welsh language is incurred not only by my Department and others but by many local authorities and other public bodies. It would not be practicable to identify all the separate costs involved.