§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Prime Minister (1) what co-ordination takes place between all those Government Departments which operate in Wales concerning their use of the Welsh language when dealing with the public;
(2) what guidelines exist concerning the use of the Welsh language when dealing with the public by those Government Departments which have responsibility for aspects of the Government's work in Wales.
§ The Prime MinisterIt is for each Department to decide how it responds to correspondence and deals with the public. Departments with offices in Wales seek to ensure that suitable arrangements exist so that letters written in Welsh are replied to in Welsh.
§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Prime Minister what is her policy with regard to dealing with individuals and bodies in Wales who wish to communicate with those offices for which she has direct ministerial responsibility through the medium of the Welsh language.
§ The Prime MinisterTo refer the communication to the Welsh Office.
1986 Rates per 1,000 births Registered nurses and midwives in special care baby units at 30 September 1986 District Health Authority Still births per 1,000 live and still births 1All neo-natal deaths per 1,000 live births 2Whole-time equivalent per 100 low weight births Trafford 5.9 4.2 31.4 Sheffield 6.1 4.7 6.7 Wandsworth 4.4 4.1 7.5 West Lambeth 4.2 4.6 8.8 North Lincolnshire 6.7 3.1 31.9 Sources: OPCS; DHSS Annual Census of NHS non-medical manpower. 1 Neonatal deaths are deaths within 28 days. 2 Calculated on unrounded whole-time equivalent staff in post and number of births. 3 Trafford and North Lincolnshire health authorities export cases to other districts as they have limited neo-natal intensive care facilities. (NortthLincolnshirehaszerointensivecarecots;