Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:47 pm on 7 February 2017.
I agree that that is the constitutional position, but the Welsh Government—because this is a Welsh Government policy for improving the condition of the Welsh language in Wales, and maximising its appeal and its reach—must have a persuasive influence here. There is a practical solution to this problem, because at the moment there are three Welsh-medium schools in Llanelli with 170 surplus places, 120 out-of-area Welsh-speaking pupils are currently being brought into the school in Llangennech, whilst 81 English-medium pupils are being taken out of the school in Llangennech. What we need to do is have a practical solution on the ground that satisfies both parties. That can be done without putting at risk the acceptability of what otherwise, I think, is an excellent policy that shows the way for the Welsh language.