A Million Welsh Speakers

Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for International Relations and Welsh Language – in the Senedd at 2:27 pm on 6 March 2019.

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Photo of Suzy Davies Suzy Davies Conservative 2:27, 6 March 2019

(Translated)

One aim of the strategy is to increase the provision of post-16 Welsh learning to help people use more of the Welsh language in the workplace. I think I’m pleased to see ideas such as a telephone helpline to help provide free translation services to small businesses and charities, for example, but that is a very small step towards the target of a million Welsh speakers in 2050. What do you tell these small businesses who aren’t aware of your Welsh for Business officials or haven’t heard from them how they can take best advantage of small resources such as that helpline, never mind taking that leap to take seriously the fact that they have a role in creating or increasing the number of Welsh speakers and reaching that million Welsh speaker target?