Well, it’s a shame that the Member doesn’t recall that we raised this in the Chamber just a few weeks ago, the quality of teaching Welsh as a second language, and that the Minister himself made a clear statement about the direction of travel for Government in that particular area. I’m not going to use my time now, because that is an issue that has been previously discussed here in this Chamber, but certainly there is recognition and there is some movement on that front in order to tackle that issue.

Now, I live in the north-east of Wales, where we saw, of course, the first Welsh-medium secondary school established in the 1950s, where people had to fight very hard, as was the case in many areas in the 1960s and 1970s, for Welsh-medium education, but that battle is, of course, not over. In counties such as Wrexham, Denbighshire and Flintshire, you see the battles that are happening, not only to enhance provision but also to protect the existing provision. In Wrexham, the increasing demand for Welsh-medium education has led to parents, in certain circumstances now, not being able to get their children in to, for example, Ysgol Bro Alun, although it was only opened three years ago in order to meet demand in the Gwersyllt area. All Welsh-medium primary schools in the county are full to overflowing, but there’s no intention to build a new school. The only secondary school faces a huge challenge, with the expectation that 1,400 will attend by 2024. If we look at the WESP for the county for the future, there is no recognition that demand has gone unmet and that more places are needed.

In Flintshire, which was once so innovative in this area, there was a recent threat to Ysgol Gymraeg Mornant, the only Welsh-medium school in the north of the county, which was at threat of closure. If that had happened, it would have meant travelling to Holywell for Welsh-medium education, given that the Welsh school in Prestatyn is full. The truth is, of course, that only 5 per cent of children in the county receive Welsh-medium education—a figure that has been stagnant for many years, and I know that that is a cause of disappointment for many.

In Denbighshire—and I will declare an interest as a parent and governor of Ysgol Pentrecelyn—there has been a battle to protect the language status of the provision for children there, and it was a great pleasure for me to read the papers to be placed before the cabinet next week that now recommend that the provision should be maintained there. But, of course, that has been the result of a battle and a judicial challenge.

Now, that’s my experience in the north-east; everyone else will have different experiences. There are positive experiences, of course, and we can refer to many of those in Gwynedd, Carmarthenshire and in other parts of Wales. But the message is, of course, that planning is crucially important, and ensuring that we have strong WESPs is also important in order to drive this provision forward.

My fellow Members will expand on a number of other aspects. We know of further education, higher education, and lifelong learning too—we shouldn’t forget the provision there. But the education field is just one aspect of the effort to create 1 million Welsh speakers, but it is a crucially important aspect. I think we will see, over the next few months, how serious the Government is in reality in terms of attaining that target. And as I said at the outset, if this Government shows the willingness to be creative, determined and courageous, then I, and many of us here, I’m sure, will be happy to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Government on that journey.