Stage 3 of the Senedd’s consideration of the Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill will take place on Tuesday 6 May. In this article, we set out some relevant background, including our summary of changes to the Bill at Stage 2.
- At Stage 3 of the Senedd’s legislative process, Bills are subject to amendment by all Members of the Senedd.
- In total, 76 amendments have been tabled for consideration, across 15 ‘Groups’:
- 28 from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, Mark Drakeford MS;
- 27 from Plaid Cymru’s Cefin Campbell MS; and
- 21 from the Welsh Conservatives’ Tom Giffard MS.
- At its core, the Bill proposes changes to how statutory Welsh language education provision is planned and delivered. It is intended to support the Welsh Government’s Welsh language strategy, Cymraeg 2050.
- The Bill was amended at Stage 2 by the Children, Young People and Education (CYPE) Committee on 13 February and 19 February. A total of 157 tabled amendments were considered during Stage 2, with 93 of these accepted.
- An updated version of the Bill and a revised Explanatory Memorandum have been published following Stage 2.
- You can find out more about the Bill, and its journey through the Senedd so far, in our:
- summary of changes to the Bill at Stage 2;
- article regarding the Senedd’s scrutiny at Stage 1; and
- initial Bill Summary explaining what the Bill (as introduced) does.
- Following Stage 3, the Bill (in its final form) will be subject to a vote on Tuesday 13 May on whether the Senedd should pass the legislation (Stage 4).
- You can follow the Stage 3 proceedings on Tuesday 6 May live on Senedd.tv and read the transcript around 24 hours later.
In Brief by Osian Bowyer and Michael Dauncey, Senedd Research, Welsh Parliament
