Decision details

The item started at 16.20

NDM4935 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Notes the publication of the Welsh Government’s new Welsh Language Strategy, A living language: a language for living, adopted in accordance with section 78 of the Government of Wales Act 2006; and

2. Further notes the Strategy's commitment to seeing the Welsh language thriving in Wales and to see an increase in the number of people who both speak and use the language.

Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 - William Graham (South Wales East)

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Calls on the Welsh Government to clarify the level of involvement which voluntary, independent and private organisations will have in the delivery of the strategy.

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
17	9	29	55

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

Amendment 2 - Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

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Notes with concern that the number of communities where 70% of the population speak Welsh has greatly decreased according to the last census.

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
55	0	0	55

Amendment 2 was agreed.

Amendment 3 - Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

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Calls on the Government to establish a task and finish group to plan to increase the number of communities where Welsh is the main language.

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
55	0	0	55

Amendment 3 was agreed.

Amendment 4 - Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

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Calls on the Government to include measures to revive Welsh as a community language in its legislative programme.

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
26	0	29	55

Amendment 4 was not agreed.

Amendment 5 - Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

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Calls on the Government to identify the finance necessary to implement the strategy.

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
55	0	0	55

Amendment 5 was agreed.

Amendment 6 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

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Calls on the Welsh Government to identify how its targets to increase the number of pupils who learn through the medium of Welsh will be met.

A vote was taken on Amendment 6:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
26	0	29	55

Amendment 6 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

NDM4935 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Notes the publication of the Welsh Government’s new Welsh Language Strategy, A living language: a language for living, adopted in accordance with section 78 of the Government of Wales Act 2006;  

2. Further notes the Strategy's commitment to seeing the Welsh language thriving in Wales and to see an increase in the number of people who both speak and use the language;

3. Notes with concern that the number of communities where 70% of the population speak Welsh has greatly decreased according to the last census;

4. Calls on the Government to establish a task and finish group to plan to increase the number of communities where Welsh is the main language; and

5. Calls on the Government to identify the finance necessary to implement the strategy.

For	Abstain	Against	Total
55	0	0	55

The motion as amended was agreed.