"No substance" to language plan say Cymdeithas

There was no real substance in Carwyn Jones’ statement today. The Government has been promising an announcement for weeks and it’s been a year and a half since the Census results. All we have here is a draft of a policy - when will we see them act? The report says that the Welsh language will be core to the definition of sustainability in the Future Generations Bill - this is encouraging but there is no move to make the language a material consideration within the planning system.

There is further delay and a lack of ambition in terms of education, we are calling for Welsh education for all - there is no clear aim, and no reference to the foundation phase. And although the figure of a £1.2 million investment in the Welsh language, there is only a £400,000 increase - the rest is money being shifted around, and not extra money. It is clear that the Government understands what areas need to be addressed but there are no significant steps, or bold and innovative plans still, and there's no detail.