Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Local Government – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 24 February 1959.
Mr Henry Brooke
, Hampstead
12:00,
24 February 1959
The matter is rather more complicated than that. I attach a great deal of importance to this question. I realise how significant it is for the future of the Welsh language which, as a Conservative, I want to help to conserve.
The language of Wales spoken by around 25% of the population. It is an Indo-European language and belongs to the Celtic group. It was made "offical" in Wales by the Welsh Language Act 1993. It is known in Welsh as Cymraeg.
