To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will place a copy in the Library of his Department's policy guidelines in relation to the use of the Welsh language in Wales by his Department.
Current policy regarding the use of Welsh in the internal administration of the department is based on the guidelines set out in the Hughes Parry report on the status of the Welsh language. This policy is currently being reviewed in the light of the guidelines prepared by the Welsh Language Board. I will place a copy of any new guidelines in the Library of the House once they have been finalised.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give details of the total Government expenditure on the promotion and development of the Welsh language in each year since 1985.
Since 1984–85, Government grants for the Welsh language made under section 21 of the Education Act 1980 and under section 26 of the Development of Rural Wales Act 1976 have been:
| Year | Section 21 (local education authorities) | Section 21 (other bodies) | Section 26 | Total |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| 1984–85 | 626,164 | 378,537 | 982,124 | 1,986,825 |
| 1985–86 | 945,657 | 372,000 | 1,103,850 | 2,421,507 |
| 1986–87 | 989,165 | 458,890 | 1,079,700 | 2,527,755 |
| Year | Section 21 (local education authorities) | Section 21 (other bodies) | Section 26 | Total |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| 1987–88 | 1,075,000 | 592,025 | 1,156,163 | 2,823,188 |
| 1988–89 | 1,118,895 | 874,956 | 1,352,136 | 3,345,987 |
| 1989–90 | 1,320,000 | 1,348,061 | 1,639,425 | 4,307,486 |
| 11990–91 | 1,503,000 | 2,022,000 | 2,345,000 | 5,870,000 |
| Total | 7,577,881 | 6,046,469 | 9,658,398 | 23,282,748 |
Note—1 Provisional