<p>Welsh Speakers</p>

Part of 2. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:16 pm on 14 June 2016.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 2:16, 14 June 2016

(Translated)

I very warmly welcome the opening of that centre—we’ve invested in it. Of course, the Swansea valley is an area that has gone from being a majority Welsh-speaking area to an area where the Welsh language tends to be spoken at the top of the valley—that has happened in a period of 30 years, which is a substantial decline in that time. It’s very important that we ensure that the Welsh language is viable beyond Ystalyfera towards Ynysmeudwy and Pontardawe, and to Clydach and further afield, in order to ensure that the Welsh heritage of the area is revitalised.