Welsh language standards and services

Rhianon PassmoreLabour

23 October 2024, Finance Committee

Financial implications of the Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session

Diolch. Thank you very much. And finally from me, the Welsh Language Commissioner noted the costs of the national institute have not included programme costs, and she goes on to say that she describes this as crucial for the providers of Welsh language training courses for adults. So, is there any…

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Mark DrakefordLabour

21 October 2024, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

The Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill: evidence session

…you'd regard particularly burdensome. There's a requirement, for example, to seek the views of the Welsh Language Commissioner. The commissioner will have views and the commissioner will be publishing material on this, so you wouldn't have to make a special effort to hear from the Welsh Language Commissioner…

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Dr Ioan Matthews

17 October 2024, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 13

…need a change of gear. And, very briefly, the coleg would agree and support the suggestion made by the Welsh Language Commissioner that the establishment of a plan on a statutory basis in the context of the national framework would ensure that every relevant stakeholder would need to make this a…

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Dona Lewis

17 October 2024, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 13

Yes. We work very closely with the commissioner at the moment. We have a scheme called Cymraeg Gwaith which fully supports the Welsh language standards. What Cymraeg Gwaith does is to provide services to employers. We have just become part of the comisiynydd's Welsh Language Offer, so there's very…

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Lee WatersLabour

17 October 2024, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 13

…just to get it on the record. I'm sure the answer to this is 'yes', but, currently, it's only the Welsh Language Commissioner who is formally consulted on reviewing the Welsh standards. Do you think that the athrofa should be part of that as well?

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Heledd FychanPlaid

15 October 2024, Plenary

Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2023-24

…Also, looking at the report, reference is made to the joint paper published by the commissioner and the Welsh Language Commissioner in terms of ALN provision through the medium of Welsh specifically. I see that the former education Minister is here now. We had a discussion, when you were in that…

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Mark DrakefordLabour

15 October 2024, Plenary

Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Welsh language communities

…to bridge the gap between education and the world of work. I had a constructive conversation with the Welsh Language Commissioner yesterday, and we discussed the importance of using Welsh within workplaces across Wales. I have received the commissioner’s annual report and have laid the report at the…

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Heledd FychanPlaid

15 October 2024, Plenary

Statement by the Minister for Further and Higher Education: Tertiary education

…perhaps there's a fourth C in terms of your statement, and that's Cymraeg. Research published by the Welsh Language Commissioner in November 2023 highlighted differences between learners at school and college in terms of their perception of their level of ability in Welsh, the medium of their…

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Syr Gary Hickinbottom

14 October 2024, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Evidence Session with the President of the Welsh Tribunals

…very pertinent question. In relation to the Welsh Language Tribunal, in the recent annual report of the Welsh Language Commissioner, she identified that the public organisations that apply the standards have a higher and higher rate of compliance, and consequently that is the scheme working and…

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Heledd FychanPlaid

9 October 2024, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 9

…the need for clarity in some areas and the concern about the duplication of work, perhaps, with the Welsh Language Commissioner and also how it corresponds with Estyn, so is that something that you think needs clarity on?

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Efa Gruffudd Jones

26 September 2024, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2

…with them in turn. In terms of individual schools, I don't think it would be practical for us to set Welsh language standards on every governing body, for example, even though it would be technically possible. So I see that what's been proposed in the Bill in terms of delivery plans is more…

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Buffy WilliamsLabour

26 September 2024, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2

Thank you. Could you expand on the proposals in the Bill to review the Welsh language standards? How this might impact your work?

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Efa Gruffudd Jones

26 September 2024, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2

…is increasing the opportunities for people to use the Welsh language. I work with public bodies and set Welsh language standards so that they increase the opportunities available for people to use the Welsh language. So, it’s very important to me that attention is given in the Bill to the use of the…

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