Developing the Welsh Language

Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for International Relations and Welsh Language – in the Senedd at 2:49 pm on 16 October 2019.

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Photo of Paul Davies Paul Davies Conservative 2:49, 16 October 2019

(Translated)

Minister, the commissioner’s report 'Hawlio cyfleoedd'—'Rights in use'—shows that only 37 per cent of people believe that opportunities to use the Welsh language are increasing. So, clearly, more needs to be done to raise awareness of Welsh language services and more needs to be done to identify and improve Welsh language skills, especially in the workforce.

In response to this report, can you tell us what the Welsh Government is doing to help public bodies to improve their internal processes to ensure compliance, and what specific steps the Welsh Government is taking in areas where there are fewer Welsh speakers, in order to ensure that public bodies do have sufficient staff to provide Welsh language services in the first instance?