Registration of Births and Deaths (Welsh Language)

Bills Presented — Bilingual Juries (Wales) – in the House of Commons am 3:32 pm ar 1 Mawrth 2010.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)

Hywel Williams presented a Bill to make provision about the registration of births and deaths where particulars are given in Welsh and English; to permit certificates of particulars of entries of registers of births and deaths to be in Welsh or English only in such circumstances; and for connected purposes.

Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 23 April, and to be printed (Bill 76).

Bills

A proposal for new legislation that is debated by Parliament.

Welsh Language

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.