Translation Of Eu Constitution Into Welsh
EDM number 1552 in 2003-04, proposed by Hywel Williams on 20/07/2004.
That this House notes the increasing number of people who speak Welsh, in particular the increasing number of young people under the age of 25 who speak the language; congratulates the Irish Government for its recent decision to seek approval for Irish as an official European language; notes the significant number of people in Wales whose first and preferred language is Welsh; calls on the United Kingdom Government to translate the draft European Constitution into Welsh; believes that this will make the EU more accessible to people who speak Welsh; urges the UK Government to apply for Welsh to become an official language for treaty purposes, a status currently held by the Irish language; further believes that Welsh-speakers should be able to communicate with EU institutions in their first language; therefore encourages the UK Government to go further and seek approval for the Welsh language to be awarded the status currently only held by Catalan, which would allow Welsh-speakers to communicate with and receive information from the European Commission in Welsh.
This motion has been signed by a total of 7 MPs.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
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Hywel Williams | 20/07/2004 | Caernarfon | Plaid Cymru | Proposed |
Andrew George | 21/07/2004 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Rudi Vis | 21/07/2004 | Finchley & Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
Adam Price | 22/07/2004 | Carmarthen East & Dinefwr | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
Michael Weir | 22/07/2004 | Angus | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Betty Williams | 22/07/2004 | Conwy | Labour | Signed |
Nigel Jones | 14/09/2004 | Cheltenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
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