Motion NDM6516 as amended:

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Notes the White Paper on proposals for a Welsh Language Bill published for consultation on 9 August 2017.

Notes the variety of views expressed in the summary report of responses to the call for evidence, 'Preparing for a Welsh Language Bill', published in July 2017.

Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure that there will be no weakening of the current legal rights of Welsh speakers.

Welcomes the Welsh Government's desire to reduce the level of bureaucracy that exists in the Welsh-language standards system.

Calls on the Welsh Government to extend the language standards to the rest of the private sector.