Welsh-medium Education

Part of 3. Questions to the Minister for Education – in the Senedd at 4:01 pm on 10 February 2021.

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Photo of Kirsty Williams Kirsty Williams Liberal Democrat 4:01, 10 February 2021

Thank you, Delyth. Welsh Government are supporting Blaenau Gwent with the development of the school that you have just referenced with a grant of £5.8 million. That grant has been awarded to address the very real logistical and travel problems that you have identified, and that has meant that families who would previously have chosen Welsh-medium education have not done so, because of the long distances involved. Therefore, it is very important that this need has been recognised, and with the help of that £5.8 million from Welsh Government, we will see a new Welsh-medium primary school in the Tredegar-Sirhowy area. It's much needed, much longed-for, and as you said, people have been campaigning for that. The local authority have also identified the need to improve their marketing and promotion strategy in relation to Welsh-medium education to sit alongside the development of that school. My only regret is that I will not be the Minister who gets the privilege and the pleasure of opening it and welcoming children to that new establishment.