Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:30 pm on 24 January 2017.
Thank you very much for that response, First Minister. Of course, like the rest of the Chamber, I’m very pleased to support your ambitious objective of securing a million Welsh speakers by halfway through the century. That’s an increase of somewhere in the region of 400,000 Welsh speakers across Wales, or an average increase of 18,000 for each of our current counties. Of course, the education sector and its Welsh in education strategic plans are crucially important to this, and, in light of that, do you believe that enhancing the capacity of Welsh-medium primary schools by some 20 places over the next three years, as is suggested in the Bridgend WESP and in those of other councils in south-west West, is sufficient? Is that small number sufficient in order to reach your target and, if not, what will you do to ensure that local councils understand the crucially important role that they will play in supporting you in achieving your target?