, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 9
Marc, do you want to come in?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 9
Heledd.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 9
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 9
Thank you. In addition to potential barriers to the Bill's successful implementation, you warn that there could be additional tension between the English-medium and Welsh-medium sectors and between those who promote Welsh-medium education and others who…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 9
Thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 9
Thank you. Members have a series of questions, and I’ll begin. Thank you. Could you outline your initial thoughts on the Bill and whether you believe it should be a priority at the current time, including within education specifically?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 9
We’ll move on now to agenda item 2. Please can the witnesses introduce themselves and also outline briefly what, if any, involvement they have had in the development of the Bill. Thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
I would like to welcome Members to today’s meeting of the Children, Young People and Education Committee. We have received apologies from Hefin David MS. There is no substitute. I would like to welcome again Heledd Fychan from the Culture, Communications…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you. Youth vaping is a growing concern in Rhondda. I've been contacted by angry residents regarding a new vape store that's recently opened in Treorchy. Like most other vape stores, it has illuminated signs that are out of keeping with the high street…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
8. How will the Welsh Government tackle youth vaping as part of the 'iechyd da' pledge? OQ61646
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
Moving on to item 6, I propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(ix), that the committee resolves to meet in private for the remainder of the meeting. Are Members content? Yes. We will now proceed in private.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Papers to note
We'll now move on to item 5, which is papers to note. Full details of papers are set out on the agenda and in the paper pack. Are Members content to note the papers together? Yes.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 8
Thank you. Thank you so much for your time this morning. We really appreciate you joining us. You will be sent a transcript for checking in due course. Thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 8
Thank you. We now have questions from Gareth Davies, please.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 8
Thank you, Tom. We now have some questions from Cefin Campbell, please.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 8
Thank you. We'll now turn to Tom Giffard, please.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 8
Thank you. We now have questions from Vaughan Gething, please.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 8
Thank you. We now have some questions from Cefin Campbell.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 8
Thank you. Members have a series of questions to ask you this morning, 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…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 8
Welcome back. We'll move on to agenda item 4 now. Please can the witnesses introduce themselves and also outline briefly what, if any, involvement they've had in the development of the Bill?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 7
We will now take a five-minute break, to bring in the next witnesses.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 7
Okay, thank you. Thank you so much for your time this morning. We really appreciate you joining us. There will a transcript sent for checking in due course, but thank you, again, this morning for your time.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 7
Thank you. We now have questions from Gareth Davies, please.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 7
Thank you. Thank you, Tom. We are running behind time, so if Members and witnesses could keep their questions and answers as concise as possible, please, I'd be very grateful. Cefin Campbell, please.
