HC Deb 14 March 1996 vol 273 cc745-6W
Mr. Win Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what plans he has to extend and improve the range of titles in the Welsh language on multimedia software; and what assessment he has made of the titles available; [20310]

(2) what assessment he has made of the range of software in the Welsh language currently available to run on (a) the Pentium multimedia personal computers of Research Machines and (b) Acorn personal computers. [20311]

Mr. Richards

The Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales has a specific remit to commission multimedia software in Welsh, and has already sought tenders for three titles. Four hundred and twenty-five titles were offered under the multimedia initiative for primary schools. Only two were in Welsh. Neither was considered suitable for purchase. Our assessment of other software is that more is desirable, but its range and type are a matter for users in the first instance.