Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople

Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for Mental Health, Wellbeing and Welsh Language – in the Senedd at 2:39 pm on 2 December 2020.

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Photo of Siân Gwenllian Siân Gwenllian Plaid Cymru 2:39, 2 December 2020

(Translated)

I'm very grateful to the Minister for putting on the record today that you will not be challenging basis 2(g) of the decision. It will be a relief for pupils, parents and teachers in Rhondda Cynon Taf who have fought for the right to continue with the Welsh-medium education journey within a reasonable distance of their homes. I do very much hope that the council too will reconsider its position. This adjudication is a major step forward. I would like to hear from you, therefore, now that this is in place, how you are going to inform public bodies and others about the precedents arising from the adjudication, so that bodies do work consistently in accordance with the Government's vision for the future.

And, if I could remain with education, the 'Cymraeg 2050' strategy is clear that we need to transform the way in which the Welsh language is taught in all schools in order to reach the targets of the strategy, including in English-medium schools, and this is crucially important. The Welsh Language Commissioner highlights the fact that there hasn't been much work ongoing in terms of the Welsh language continuum, and, as a solution, he has recommended that there should be a requirement included in the curriculum Bill, which is currently going through our processes, for Welsh Ministers to introduce a code of practice on the teaching of Welsh. Would you support that recommendation?