HC Deb 12 May 1993 vol 224 c472W
Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many(a) general receptionists and (b) telephone receptionists are employed within each of his Department's offices; and how many are Welsh speaking.

Sir Wyn Roberts

The numbers of reception staff employed by the Department are:

Number
Receptionists
Gwydyr House 2
Cathays Park 3
Telephonist and Receptionists
Brunel House (Cadw) 1
Trawsgoed 2
Caernarfon 2
Llandrindod Wells 1
Carmarthen 2
Colwyn Bay 1

Those at Trawsgoed and Caernarfon are Welsh speaking.

Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make it his policy to place all public advertisements produced by his Department either(a) bilingually in the Welsh language and English language or (b) in the Welsh language only.

Sir Wyn Roberts

The Department is fully committed to providing for the needs of Welsh speakers and English speakers alike. As a matter of policy, all official notices appear bilingually, and it is the Department's objective that public advertisements should be bilingual.

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