§ Dr. HowellsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what information he has received from(a) departmental surveys and (b) S4C on the proportion of Welsh speakers that watches Welsh language television; and if he will make a statement. [22828]
§ Mr. RichardsThe Welsh social survey, which was conducted in 1992, showed that 81.5 per cent. of Welsh speakers watched S4C regularly or sometimes. S4C's annual report for 1993 indicated that independent audience measurement carried out by the Broadcasters Audience Research Board showed that, on average, 84 per cent. of Welsh speakers watched S4C at some point in any given week.