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Use of Welsh Language in Parliamentary Proceedings

Resolved, that this House— (1) notes the Fourth Report of the Procedure Committee, HC 816, on Use of the Welsh language in the Welsh Grand Committee at Westminster, which builds on more than twenty years of use of the Welsh language in parliamentary proceedings in Wales and at Westminster; (2) resolves that:— (a) whilst English is and should remain the language of this House, the use of Welsh be permitted in parliamentary proceedings of Select Committees and of the Welsh Grand Committee held in Wales and at Westminster;​ (b) reasonable notice, as determined by the Chair of the relevant committee, shall be given in advance of any proposed use of the Welsh language so as to allow the necessary arrangements to be made; (c) the Chair shall have power to insist that points of order are made in English; and (d) the Official Report shall record contributions made in the Welsh language together with their English translation; and (3) accordingly rescinds the Resolution of 5 June 1996 (Language of Parliamentary Proceedings).