Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer. Welsh in education strategic plans have established a sound basis for planning Welsh-medium education, but so much has changed since the Schools Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 came into statutory force. We now have to adapt and modernise the way in which we plan Welsh education to reflect the ambition set in ‘Cymraeg 2050’, recognising that education is a key catalyst for change.

During the summer, I laid out the Government’s plan to reach 1 million Welsh speakers by 2050. This will require ambition, support and leadership from local authorities, governors, headteachers and, of course, parents and students themselves. To reach our target of 40 per cent of learners receiving Welsh-medium education by 2050, all of us have to collaborate.

I was disappointed with the level of ambition within the WESPs at the beginning of the year, and that’s why Aled Roberts was appointed to undertake a rapid review of the system and to engage with local authorities on their current plans. Deputy Presiding Officer, ‘rapid’ is a fair description of the whistle-stop tour of Wales undertaken by Aled Roberts. I am very grateful to him and to all 22 local authorities for their co-operation at such short notice, as well as other influential stakeholders for their commitment and input. It’s important for us all to note that many people across the country have collaborated very hard together in order to reach the aim where we all want to be.