Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education — Postponed from 8 November – in the Senedd at 1:49 pm on 15 November 2017.
May I thank Siân Gwenllian very much for that? It’s quite right that I have committed to sticking to that target of achieving a million Welsh speakers. Education is crucial. That is the foundation, and that is the only way that we are going to attain it. At present, I am looking at a new strategy for Welsh-medium education for our schools. Of course, you will be aware that Aled is currently looking at the ideas that came from local government. He has been looking at the strategies, and he has discovered some examples in local government where they haven’t gone far enough. So we are looking at the way in which we are going to meet this target, and this will be included in the new Welsh-medium education strategy. We will ensure that we reach those milestones, which are important. Whether we achieve them swiftly or slowly, for me the most important thing is that we lay the foundations properly at the outset—that is what is most important.