can be delivered meaningfully without a radical change in the way the Welsh language is taught in all schools in Wales.

In addition to this, the Government needs to recognise that the foundations for expanding equal access for people of all backgrounds to the Welsh language is fragile at the moment. For example, there is a lack of Welsh-speaking teachers being trained—only 250 a year, according to the most recent Government figures, compared with the 500 and more needed to deliver the objectives of 'Cymraeg 2050'. There are also the latest Universities and Colleges Admissions Service figures, which show a serious decline in the number of applicants in Wales for teacher training courses for the next academic year. There is a real risk that this will have a significant impact on the number of Welsh-speaking teachers over the short and long term.

We of course welcome the news about refugees, such as those from Ukraine, having the opportunity to learn Welsh through the Croeso i Bawb programme and the immersion centres, and we’ve been delighted to see that in the media and so on, and we’ve met some of those people and seen how they have been able to become part of the community and to contribute through the medium of Welsh; we’ve seen the excellent work done by the Urdd and so on. But does the Minister acknowledge the need to ensure that these aren’t temporary measures, and the importance of ensuring that everyone in Wales has an opportunity to take advantage of these resources?

In addition to this, we need to balance this good news with the context of the welcome centres for refugees closing across Wales. What impact will this decision to close the welcome centres for those from Ukraine have on their access to the Welsh language? Yes, the Welsh language belongs to everybody, but there is more that we can do to ensure that everyone has the right to learn and use the language too.