Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:59 pm on 4 October 2022.
Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd, and I agree with my friend and colleague Alun Davies in terms of the tone and the message. Minister, I welcome the statement today and the continuing efforts of the Welsh Government to create a living language in Wales that is part of our day-to-day life—in our work, at play and all around us. Proof of success in this area will be helping more and more pupils in Wales to access Welsh-medium education as a natural and easy choice. In Ogmore, which has two local councils, this will mean greater and greater cross-border co-operation on school travel, working together on the location of secondary schools, and making sure that our Welsh schools are as modern and as excellent as any other school, as part of the twenty-first century schools programme. So, Minister, could I ask you: how can you help local councils to work together better so that we can extend the reach of Welsh-language education deeper and deeper into all our communities?