I assume from that, therefore, that you will delete the clause in the White Paper and will do so as a matter of urgency. You’ve confirmed that immersion should be developed and continued for the future, so the natural step is to withdraw that clause to scrap the whole discussion around it, because it’s unnecessary; so, it doesn’t need to be in the White Paper.

But in addition to the need for developing immersive education, normalising the Welsh language in the education system as a whole is crucially important if we’re to reach that target of a million Welsh speakers, including increasing teaching through the medium of Welsh in English-medium schools. In 2013, Professor Sioned Davies’s report stated that urgent changes were required in the way in which the Welsh language was taught. Sioned Davies recommended that second language Welsh should be abolished by 2018 and that there should be a single learning continuum. A former Minister for the Welsh language, Alun Davies, told me in this very place that

'The second language Welsh qualification will be replaced...in 2021'.

Clearly, there’s been some slippage in the timetable, but I do welcome the announcement that there will be one Welsh language learning continuum from 2022 onwards, that there’s a sign of progress at last and it’s something to be welcomed, therefore.

What we need now is confirmation on the timetable and a commitment to publish an exemplar qualification in order to facilitate preparation in our schools. So, can you commit today to work with the education Minister on a clear timetable in order to publish a comprehensive qualification for the Welsh language as an example?