Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 1:34 pm on 28 June 2017.
Thank you for that, but the previous consultation concluded in March of last year, which is 15 months ago now, and people are concerned that there is a lack of leadership in this area. So, how do you expect councillors, and the Planning Inspectorate, to work in line with the higher status afforded to the Welsh language via the Planning (Wales) Act 2015 if there is no movement on this issue? And, isn’t it clear from the decision not to mention the Welsh language once in the letter regarding the Pen y Ffridd development in Bangor—an application rejected by the council, partly because of its language impact—that there is no priority for the Welsh language in that regard. How, then, do you, as Minister, intend the new technical advice note, when it published, to take into account these issues, and to do so in a timely manner?