, 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.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Thank you. I'll now ask Members to ask questions, 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 3
Welcome back. We now move on to agenda item 5. This is the third evidence session on the Bill. Our witnesses are joining us virtually. You are very welcome. Please can the witnesses introduce themselves and also outline briefly what, if any, involvement…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
We will now take a short break until 10:45.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Thank you. Thank you, commissioner, for your time this morning. We really appreciate you joining us and your contribution. You'll be sent a transcript for checking in due course. Diolch.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Okay, thank you. We'll go back online now to Lee, please.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Thank you. Can I bring Cefin in quickly here?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Gareth—
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
One second, Gareth. Is it—
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Thank you. Thank you, Lee. We'll now go on to Gareth Davies, please.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Thank you. We'll go over to Lee now, please. Lee.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Okay. Thanks, Lee. Tom.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
No. Sorry, Lee, you're breaking up dreadfully.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Sorry, did you understand that?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Sorry, Tom, could I bring Lee in quickly here, please?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Thank you. We now go online to Tom Giffard, please.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Thank you. We now move on to questions from Cefin.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Thank you. Cefin.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Thank you. Could you expand on the proposals in the Bill to review the Welsh language standards? How this might impact your work?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
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 does the commissioner have views on the process for collecting such data?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Thank you. There is a duty in the Bill for the Welsh Ministers to publish an analysis of the situation of the Welsh language in Wales once every five years. Does this not replicate the statutory duty placed on you to publish five-year reports on the position…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Thank you. The Bill makes the target of 1 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?
