Proposed Curriculum Bill on the Welsh Language

Part of 5. Questions to the Minister for International Relations and Welsh Language – in the Senedd at 2:59 pm on 1 July 2020.

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Photo of Siân Gwenllian Siân Gwenllian Plaid Cymru 2:59, 1 July 2020

(Translated)

I know that the last thing that you want to see is that the new curriculum would have a detrimental impact in terms of your Government's ambition to reach 1 million Welsh speakers, or, indeed, that it would undermine your efforts in any way. Indeed, any Minister for the Welsh language would seek the opportunity to strengthen the position of the Welsh language through this new legislation. But if it's proved to you that this Bill will have unintended consequences that will be damaging to the Welsh language, would you then be willing to support efforts to change what is on the face of the Bill? That is to say, if it becomes clear during the Bill's journey through the Senedd that the legislation would damage your 1 million Welsh speakers ambition, will you press for change?