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Written question asked by William Ross (Ulster Unionist Party), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 December 1992. It was answered by Lord Roberts of Conwy (Conservative) on Thursday, 10 December 1992 on behalf of the Welsh Office.


Welsh Office

Question
How many people in Wales (a) speak the Welsh language and (b) are learning Welsh; what sums of government money were spent on (i) teaching the language and (ii) otherwise promoting it during the current financial year; how much this represents per capita in Wales; how much per Welsh speaker and student; what were the figures five and 10 years ago; and what are his projections for the next three years. - Inc figures & fact that information from 1991 census on numbers of Welsh speakers will be published shortly by OPCS & WO will then write. Details of local education authorities expenditure on the language & number of learners, are not held centrally.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
215 c765W;215 c759W
Session
1992-93
Subjects
Curriculum Costs Expenditure Languages Welsh language Students Per capita costs
Contains statistics
Yes