, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 4
Diolch. We'll now move on to questions from Cefin Campbell, please.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 4
Diolch. The Bill makes the target of a million Welsh speakers a statutory target. What is the value of placing the target on the statute book, and how will it affect your work and role?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 4
Thank you. My next question is to Gwennan, please. To what extent does the Bill reflect the role of Welsh-medium schools and recognise how they provide immersive Welsh language education?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 4
Okay. Thank you. I know you've just touched on this, but if you could elaborate a little bit further, please: to what extent does the Bill take adequate account of the role of the early years sector in supporting and growing the Welsh language through…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 4
Diolch. Members have a series of questions to ask, and I'll begin. Could you outline your initial thoughts on the Bill, and the extent to which it will support the work and progress required to achieve the 'Cymraeg 2050' target of a million Welsh speakers?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 4
Thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 4
Welcome back. We move on now to agenda item 6. This is the fourth evidence session on the Bill. Please can the witnesses introduce themselves and also outline, briefly, what, if any, involvement they have had in the development of the Bill? We’ll start with…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Thank you. We'll now take a short five-minute break.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Okay. Thank you, and thank you, both, for attending today. We really appreciate your time. You'll be sent a transcript for checking in due course. Thank you again.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Thank you. Thank you, Gareth. We'll now move on to questions from Lee Waters, please.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Thank you. We'll now move on to questions from Gareth Davies, please.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Okay. Thank you, Tom.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Thank you. Tom.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Tom, could Cefin come back in here?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Thank you. Tom.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Yes, yes.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Tom, is it okay if Cefin comes in here, please? Thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Thank you. I'll now bring in Tom Giffard, please.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Thank you. I think Lee wanted to come in here.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Thank you. We'll now move to questions from Cefin Campbell, please.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Thank you. Should the provisions in section 3 of the Bill regarding data collection on the number of Welsh speakers be expanded to include calculating use of Welsh and will this provide sufficient data to analyse progress?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Yes, please, if you would.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Thank you. The Bill makes the target of a million Welsh speakers a statutory target. What is the value of placing the target on the statute book?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Okay.
