I think it’s important that people understand that Welsh is mainstreamed across Government. The fact is that we haven’t seen cuts in the funding for the Welsh language. What has happened is that some of the expenditure that was in the budget for the education lines has moved to another line, and that is why, perhaps, there was some confusion as to whether cuts had been introduced.

We have found an additional £50,000 to pay for the staffing costs of the Welsh Language Commissioner, and we have also provided capital funding of £0.38 million to the commissioner so that he can have a new computer system. What we’re doing—in terms of looking at the budget in general, one of the things I did was to ask those who assist me, in terms of ensuring that we’re on the right track, to look at the direction and whether we’re doing the right things in achieving that aim of a million speakers. What was clear was that we were spending a lot more than half of the budget that I have on Welsh for Adults. So, if we’re doing that, we have to ensure that the money is spent correctly and ensure that we have value for money. So, for me, what’s important is that we are consistently looking at whether we’re spending in the right places.

I have to say completely clearly that I’m very pleased with the work that the National Centre for Learning Welsh is doing. About 12,000 people are learning through the medium of Welsh. We are giving about £13 million to the centre, so it is quite a large proportion of my budget. That’s why I just want to scrutinise in more detail how that is being spent.