Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:22 pm on 21 March 2017.
Last week I spoke at an event organised by the British Deaf Association to give deaf school pupils a taste of future careers and to help them to fulfil their absolute potential. This event coincided with British Sign Language Week. I wondered if it would be possible to have a statement from the Welsh Government about what their views are on making British Sign Language an official language. Also last week, the children’s commissioner raised the issue of mothers having to pay £350 in order to learn British Sign Language in order to communicate with their deaf children, which is obviously quite a financial burden, and whether there’s any statement that could be made about how this issue could be addressed—.