Welsh Assembly (Hansard, 3 July 1997)

HC Deb 03 July 1997 vol 297 c217W 217W

§ Mr. Llew Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if there will be a requirement in job advertisements for the Welsh Assembly that fluency in Welsh would be essential or desirable. [5299]

§ Mr. Ron Davies
That will be a matter for the Assembly to decide.

§ Mr. Barry Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the date of the Welsh Assembly referendum. [6103]

§ Mr. Davies
The Welsh referendum will follow shortly after the Scottish. Announcements will be made in due course about the precise dates of each referendum.