Welsh Language

Mr. Wigley
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is his policy with regard to dealing with--------------
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||Angola    ||
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||Botswana  ||
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||Lesotho   ||
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||Malawi    ||
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||Mozambique||
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||Swaziland ||
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||Tanzania  ||
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||Zambia    ||
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||Zimbabwe  ||
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||Total     ||
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Note: Figures for 1979 are not available; 1986 figures are not yet available in detail.

Source: ODA estimates using OECD statistics.

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|Swaziland |
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those individuals and bodies in Wales who wish to communicate with his Department through the medium of the Welsh language.

Mr. Butcher
[holding answer 20 May 1988]: It is the practice of my Department's Companies Registration Office, Cardiff to respond in the Welsh language: more generally, my Department communicates in the English language except where it is considered appropriate and practical to do otherwise.