Welsh Government's Legislative Programme

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:03 pm on 3 July 2018.

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Photo of Siân Gwenllian Siân Gwenllian Plaid Cymru 2:03, 3 July 2018

(Translated)

We look forward to that. But the Minister with responsibility for the Welsh language has stated that she is going to push proposals for a Welsh language Bill forward as part of that programme. The main thrust of those proposals is to encourage a total change of direction in the Government’s language policy, diluting rights, scrapping the commissioner, and taking us back to the legal framework of the failed Welsh language Act of 1993. So, what evidence is there to support the Government's proposals? Will you delay before introducing a new Welsh language Bill in order to carry out a comprehensive review of the case for such a Bill? Isn’t it entirely clear now that we need to strengthen, rather than dilute, legislation in light of the most recent attack on the Welsh language from Trago Mills?