HC Deb 12 November 1998 vol 319 c282W
Mr. John D. Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which(a) regional languages and (b) minority languages in the United Kingdom will be selected in accordance with the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. [59288]

Mr. Tony Lloyd

I refer the right hon. Member to the answer given by the Minister of State, my right hon. Friend the Member for Leeds, Central, (Mr. Fatchett), on 4 June 1998,Official Report, column 350. The Charter does not distinguish between regional languages and minority languages.