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P-05-873 Free Welsh Lessons for the People of Wales

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Meeting: 04/02/2020 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

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The Committee considered further correspondence and agreed to close the petition in light of the fact that adult learners of Welsh are able to access lessons at a standard course fee, with discounts available to learners on low incomes and financial assistance in place to help reduce other barriers.


Meeting: 03/12/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

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The Committee considered further correspondence and agreed to write back to the Minister for the Welsh Language to share the petitioner’s latest comments and seek a response to the specific circumstances highlighted.


Meeting: 15/10/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

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The Committee considered further correspondence and agreed to await the views of the petitioner on the response from the Minister for the Welsh Language before considering whether to take further action on the petition.


Meeting: 09/07/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

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Mike Hedges declared the following relevant interest under Standing Order 17.24A:

His daughter is currently studying Welsh in university.

 

The Committee considered further correspondence from the Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language and agreed to write back to the Minister to ask for further details on her plans now and in the future relating to the numbers of:

·         people who will be trained to teach Welsh; and

·         free and affordable places for Welsh learners.

 


Meeting: 07/05/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

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Minutes:

Mike Hedges declared the following relevant interest under Standing Order 17.24A:

 

His daughter is currently studying Welsh at University and may, in the future, teach Welsh.

 

The Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to:

·         await the views of the petitioner on the response provided by the Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language; and

·         write back to the Minister to ask whether there is sufficient teaching capacity to support an increase in demand for Welsh language lessons.