1. 1. Questions to the First Minister

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 1:32 pm on 17 January 2017.

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Photo of Mike Hedges Mike Hedges Labour 1:32, 17 January 2017

I want to highlight the importance of sign language to the deaf community. For many deaf people, it is a major method of communication. I should perhaps declare an interest as my sister is profoundly deaf. Will the First Minister join me in supporting the creation of GCSE first-language sign language, and for it to be treated as the equivalent of first-language Welsh and English at GCSE?