Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:55 pm on 4 October 2022.
I thank the Minister for the statement this afternoon, and I also thank the Minister for his leadership in this policy area. I spent some time in the Eisteddfod over the summer, and I was very impressed with the way in which you led the discussion, but also the tone that you've adopted in leading on this here. Sometimes, the tone of the discussion can be just as important as the policies that you've been leading on. I think that's very important.
It has been quite a debate this afternoon in terms of the census, and I think we are all looking forward to seeing the results of that as they're published in the coming weeks. What do you expect to see when it is published. What are your expectations?
The second question that I have is about the emphasis in terms of regulation and promotion of the Welsh language. You know that I think that the standards that we have do reflect too much bureaucracy and the language sometimes is used as something that we regulate rather than something that we use and speak. To me, the important thing that we need to do is to promote the use of the Welsh language. So, how do you see the balance in that context, and how do you intend to promote the use of the Welsh language instead of insisting that there is no use of the Welsh language through too much bureaucracy?