§ Andrew GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress the Government have made in reviewing the case to specify the inclusion of additional UK languages within the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. [15864]
§ Mr. MacShaneI refer the hon. Member to the reply given to my hon. Friend the Member for Leicester, East (Mr. Vaz) on 17 January 2001,Official Report, column 233W. This remained the position when the Government ratified the Charter on 27 March 2001. The assessment of whether Cornish also meets the definition of a regional or minority language is not yet completed.