HC Deb 07 May 1987 vol 115 c517W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information he has as to how many of Her Majesty's coroners currently holding office in Wales are Welsh-speaking; and how many are not Welsh-speaking.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

[pursuant to his reply, 10 April, c. 424]: Of the 50 coroners, deputy coroners and assistant deputy coroners holding office in Wales, 15 are sufficiently fluent in Welsh to be able to conduct an inquest without an interpreter.