HC Deb 16 November 1990 vol 180 cc239-40W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales for how many documents or forms he has made orders under the provision of section 2(1) of the Welsh Language Act 1967 during the past 12 months; and if he will list these documents or forms.

Sir Wyn Roberts

No orders have been made under the provisions of section 2(1) of the Welsh Language Act 1967 but three orders have been made using the provisions of section 2(2) of the Act. These orders are as followsSI 1990 No. 293—The Community Charges and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (Wales) Regulations 1990; SI 1990 No. 1147—The Town and Country Planning (Listed Buildings in Wales and Buildings in Conservation Areas in Wales) (Welsh Forms) Regulations 1990; and SI 1990 No. 1693—The Environmentally Sensitive Areas Designation (Wales) (Welsh Language Provisions) Order 1990.

The above orders prescribe a total of 21 Welsh forms or documents where Welsh is used as well as prescribing a variety of Welsh or bilingual forms of words for use in association with the relevant legislation.

Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many Welsh medium primary schools there were in(a) South Glamorgan, (b) West Glamorgan, (c) Mid Glamorgan and (d) Gwent, in 1974 and at the most recently available date.

Sir Wyn Roberts

The information as at September 1989 is shown in the following table:

Welsh medium primary schools1
Number
Gwent 6
Mid Glamorgan 29
South Glamorgan 9
West Glamorgan 19
1 Schools having one or more classes where Welsh is the sole or main medium of instruction.

Data in respect of 1974 was not collected centrally.

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