BRITISH GAS BUSINESS'S SERVICE IN WELSH

Early day motion 2185, tabled 16 May 2006 by Hywel Williams (Plaid Cymru). Signed by 23 members.

That this House condemns British Gas Business's decision to end its service through the medium of Welsh to its business customers; believes that this will further erode the opportunity for Welsh speakers to use the language; recognises that this is another example of a business formerly in public ownership now lowering the standard of Welsh language service in Wales; notes that this is one more reason why the by now entirely unsatisfactory Welsh Language Act of 1993 should be reviewed and reformed to ensure defined equal rights for Welsh and English speakers alike in Wales; calls on the Government to institute such a review with a view to bringing forward legislation; and further calls on British Gas Business to step back from this discriminatory decision.

Signatures by party: Labour 8, Liberal Democrat 6, Scottish National Party 4, Plaid Cymru 3, Conservative 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.