§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales in how many secondary schools in Wales it is now possible for pupils to undertake most or all of their education through the medium of the Welsh language; and how
368Wnumber of applicants adjudged successful in principle but deferred pending the availability of resource and (g) the number of applicants who were granted enterprise allowance but whose business enterprise has subsequently terminated since 1 April 1983 and anticipated at 1 April 1984 as appropriate.
§ Mr. Alan Clark[pursuant to the reply, 2 April 1984, Vol. 57, c. 396]: The information is not available in the precise form requested, but the following table shows the position as at 29 February 1984 in the Manpower Services Commission's employment division areas covering Shropshire, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire and Hereford and Worcester since the scheme was introduced nationally on 1 August 1983:
many pupils currently receive all or a large part of their secondary education through the medium of the Welsh language.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe available information on maintained secondary schools is as follows:
Maintained secondary schools teaching subjects through the medium of Welsh Number of subjects taught through medium of Welsh Number of schools Total number of pupils on roll Under 5 12 10,000 5–9 7 4,500 10–14 13 8,300 15 or more 18 14,400 Information on the number of pupils being taught through the medium of Welsh is available in respect of individual subjects only and is published in table 5.09 of "Statistics of Education in Wales, No. 8, 1983", a copy of which has been placed in the Library.