I thank Alun Davies for those questions and for his contribution towards what we are discussing today. We wouldn't be having this discussion if it weren't for the work that he did as Minister for the Welsh language. In terms of our expectations on the census, we will have to wait and see what those results are. It's a little early for us to predict how those will go. We hope to have those figures by the end of the year. Then we will have to carefully assess those figures.

It's five years since the new strategy came into place, as the Member will know, which is half the period since the last census. For half of that time, we've been living under COVID, so that's the context in terms of policy impact and the figures that we will see in the coming weeks. But, from the census results already published, we have seen that there's been a reduction in the population in those areas of Wales considered to be Welsh-speaking heartlands—that's Gwynedd and Ceredigion, for example—and, clearly, we would expect that to have an impact on the figures that we will see before the end of the year, hopefully—I hope that's when they'll be published.

What I can say quite clearly is that we are fully committed to the strategy and to ensuring not just that we grow the numbers of people are able to speak Welsh, but also use the Welsh language.

In terms of the balance between promotion and regulation, well, we certainly won't regulate our way to a prosperous Welsh language. We have to have a balance. Standards have a role to play, but promotion also has an important role to play, and we need to ensure that people have easy access to the Welsh language and opportunities to use the language.

I thank him for his comments regarding tone. I am entirely convinced that we won't deliver against our ambition if the Welsh language is a cause of debate and argument. Everyone in this Chamber is committed to the concept that the Welsh language belongs to us all. That's the mindset that will ensure, however much Welsh you have, you use it as much as you can as often as you can. And that creates a context that encourages others to learn and, importantly, encourages others to use the Welsh language.