NDM6274 - United Kingdom Independence Party debate
NDM6274 - United Kingdom Independence Party debate
NDM6274
David Rowlands
(South Wales East)
Neil Hamilton
(Mid and West Wales)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Commends the Welsh Government's aim of achieving one million Welsh-speakers by
2050 and recognises the key role of schools in achieving it.
2.
Believes that flying in the face of local public opinion will limit the chance
of success and that changes to educational institutions covering Key Stages 1
to 5 should be made in a manner supported by the majority of parents, guardians
or local residents, who are best placed to make educational decisions on behalf
of their children.
3.
Believes that proposals to convert English-medium, dual-stream or transitional
schools into Welsh-medium schools or to close them must involve genuine local
consultation whereby:
a)
all respondents supply their names, addresses and postcodes;
b)
each individual named in any submitted petition is recorded as a discrete
observation unit; and
c)
the opinions of unrelated third parties should not be given priority over the
wishes of parents or local residents.
4.
Believes that the consultation exercise carried out by Carmarthenshire County
Council prior to deciding to close the Llangennech dual stream federated
infants and junior schools and convert them to a single Welsh-medium school was
flawed.
5.
Believes that the council should rescind its decision pending a further
consultation based on the principles set out in paragraph 3 above.
Business type: Debate
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 23/03/2017
Decision due: 29 Mar 2017 by Plenary - Fifth Senedd
Lead member: Neil Hamilton MS, David J Rowlands MS