Well, happy St David's Day to everyone. We should remember that the Welsh language isn't just for St David's Day, but for every day, and, whatever Welsh you do have, do make use of that Welsh language every chance you get: use, use, use—that's the solution. I have to say, I haven't heard Tom Giffard, Gareth Davies or James Evans speaking so much Welsh, so congratulations to them on making those contributions in Welsh. It was good to hear that, even if it wasn't good to hear that empty argument that Margaret Thatcher was the best friend of the Welsh language. 

I often say that the Welsh language belongs to us all, as does the responsibility for its future. Our language is something that we have to include in all aspects of our work and daily lives throughout the year. Our aim is to make it a part of all aspects of our work within the Welsh Government, as Sioned Williams has just mentioned. Likewise, we want to provide opportunities for the people of Wales to use the Welsh language in their daily lives, because, essentially, language is about people—it doesn't exist without a community of people to speak the language. Only yesterday, the Minister for Social Justice made a statement on the ability of the Welsh language to bring communities together.

In terms of the motion before us, although I agree with the main message, I do think that we do need to add to it to recognise the work that we and our partners are already doing to put 'Cymraeg 2050' in train. First of all, let me emphasise our long-term commitment to our language. 'Cymraeg 2050' is a substantial work programme that is operational now, but will run for decades. You can't make progress in language policy overnight, and it's only since 2017 that the strategy has been in place, but, even in that brief period of time, we have ensured that every local authority in Wales has published plans to increase access to the Welsh language across all categories of schools, as Mike Hedges mentioned.

Before the end of the month, I will publish a work programme for next year, but bear in mind, at the end of the day, it's not documents that are important, but people, and the people of Wales are with us on the Welsh language. Eighty-six per cent of adults believe that our language is something to be proud of, so I continue to be optimistic about the journey before us. I'm not excusing the census results, but it's important to note that we don't know all of the facts in terms of holding a census during a global pandemic. I share the concern expressed by Members about the results. Since we have learnt of those results, we have carried out initial analysis of the statistics, and more results and more analysis is yet to come. It's important that we work on an evidence basis. It's worth noting that the different results from the Welsh language surveys tell us different things. The most recent annual population survey shows that over 900,000 people can speak Welsh, as compared to the 538,000 that the 2021 census notes. We need to know why that's the case, and I would encourage Heledd Fychan not to ignore that broader data; we must see the bigger picture. That's why officials are working with the Office for National Statistics in order to understand the situation better.

And in terms of the facts, we also want to understand what's happening in what are traditionally called the Welsh-speaking heartlands. That's why I was pleased to launch the Commission for Welsh-speaking Communities last August. I will pay close attention to the recommendations made by the commission, and I'm sure that those recommendations will include work for me and for many others and institutions, including, by the way, each and every one of us here today. The Welsh language belongs—