4. Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Cymraeg 2050

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:25 pm on 13 July 2021.

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Photo of Jeremy Miles Jeremy Miles Labour 4:25, 13 July 2021

(Translated)

I thank Alun Davies for that question, and I also thank him for his work in the last Senedd on this agenda, which is so important to the work that we're proceeding with at the end of the last Senedd term and the start of this term. So, I thank him for his innovative work in this area.

And I want to echo what he said in terms of the importance of language use in our communities. I am also announcing our response to the report on the impact of COVID on the use of the Welsh language in community organisations, and that impact has been very significant. So, we need to support them to work in ways that support them for the future. But the point that he closed on, the importance of Welsh in the workplace, that's a central part of what we're trying to ensure, and that's one of the points of emphasis in this document in terms of supporting the use of the Welsh language.