§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make it his policy to establish the right of employees of statutory bodies in Wales to make claims for a specified number of work days each year for attending courses to assist with the reading, writing and speaking of Welsh.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe provision of opportunities for employees to learn Welsh is a matter for individual employers and organisations to consider.
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much financial assistance has been provided by his Department to establish Welsh language learning centres in Wales in each of the last five years; and if he will list the amount granted to each centre.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe Welsh Office awards grant aid to a number of organisations which support Welsh language learning, for example the Urdd, local authorities and the learners' organisation CYD. Figures for grants awarded in respect of learning centres run by these organisations are not kept separately. However, direct support for the Welsh language centres at Nant Gwrtheyrn and Canolfan Iaith Clwyd over the last five years has been as follows:
Year Total 1988–89 49,000 1989–90 76,000 1990–91 105,000 1991–92 93,500 1 1992–93 103,000 1 Provision.
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much money has been allocated by his Department in each of the last five years to assist directly the marketing of Welsh learners' courses for adults.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsDirect Welsh Office support for teaching Welsh to adults over the financial years 1990–91 to 1992–93 is as follows. Figures for previous years were not kept separately.
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Year £ 1990–91 538,000 1991–92 645,000 1992–93 1697,000 1 Provision.