The Welsh language is without doubt a fantastic asset for all the people of Wales.
I am proud that it was the Conservative Party's Welsh Language Act in 1993 that created the framework for the establishment of the Welsh Language Board and first placed Welsh on an equal footing with English.
The language has certainly come a long way since then. But although the statistics may well point to an increase in the number of Welsh speakers, this must not be allowed to hide the fact that there is an ongoing decline in spoken, community-based Welsh.
Education is definitely a key tool in ensuring the future survival and development of the language, but this is an oversimplification of the situation. We need to make sure that there is an increase in the use of the language not just in the classroom, but beyond.
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