Group 20: Citizen Voice Body — application of Welsh language standards (Amendment 15)

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 9:46 pm on 10 March 2020.

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Photo of Rhun ap Iorwerth Rhun ap Iorwerth Plaid Cymru 9:46, 10 March 2020

(Translated)

I'm very pleased to be able to support this amendment tabled by the Welsh Government, which has been tabled following collaboration between the Government and ourselves. The result is that we bring this new citizen voice body under the scope of Welsh language regulations, and ensure that the Welsh Language Commissioner can provide compliance notices. So, I'm pleased the Government has moved on this because, without it, it would have meant that the citizen voice body would start at a weaker starting point in terms of how it deals with the Welsh language than the bodies that it replaces. But I do make the point that it doesn't deal with the need to strengthen the provision of Welsh language care within health and social care, which is a very different issue.