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Found: t the position that has emerged during our Committee yesterday following correspondence from Adam Price

Found: Q162 Chair: I have a request from solicitors in England and Adam Price at the Senedd in Wales to look

Found: On 4 July 2022, First Minister Mark Drakeford and the leader of Plaid Cymru Adam Price set out the next

Found: See Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price declines invite to attend the King Charles coronation , WalesOnline

Found: Teacher misconduct panel outcome: Mr Adam Price

Found: Teacher misconduct panel outcome: Mr Adam Price

Found: SCM Direct - Non-financial professional and personal interests Steering group member for Dr Adam Price

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Found: member Direct - Non-financial professional and personal interests Steering group member for Dr Adam Price

Found: member Direct - Non-financial professional and personal interests Steering group member for Dr Adam Price

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Found: SCM Direct - Non-financial professional and personal interests Steering group member for Dr Adam Price

Found: SCM Direct - Non-financial professional and personal interests Steering group member for Dr Adam Price

Found: Committee membership: Committee Chair: Mike Hedges MS Welsh Labour Alun Davies MS Welsh Labour Adam Price

Found: Adam Price 7 Page 28, after line 29, insert a new section— ‘[ ] Activities to improve accessibility

Found: Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Bill Julie James 1 Gyda chefnogaeth / Supported by: Adam Price

Found: Adam Price 28 Section 1, page 3, line 36, after ‘legislation’, insert ‘, or provision of subordinate

Found: Having considered all amendments tabled, I have determined that amendment 34, tabled by Adam Price

Found: Cyhoeddi a Diddymiadau) (Cymru) Legislation (Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Bill Adam Price

Found: The then Counsel General subsequently provided updates in response to written questions from Adam Price

Found: Adam Price MS was at the protest and gave an interview to S4C.

Found: Ymweliad/Visit St Davids Day Visit 2024-03-04 00:00:00 Cyfarfod/Meeting Infrastructure Bill with Adam Price

Found: Visit 2022-04-28 00:00:00 Cyfarfod/Meeting BBC Board Visit 2022-05-03 00:00:00 Cyfarfod/Meeting Adam Price

Found: Conference 2022-01-07 00:00:00 Cyfweliad/Interview Interview 2022-01-11 00:00:00 Cyfarfod/Meeting Adam Price

Found: 2024-12-09 00:00:00 Cyfarfod/Meeting General Medical Council 2024-12-09 00:00:00 Cyfarfod/Meeting Adam Price

Found: Showcase 2021-12-07 00:00:00 Cyfarfod/Meeting Altaf Hussain MS 2021-12-07 00:00:00 Cyfarfod/Meeting Adam Price

Found: Ministerial Letter The Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales, Ken Skates, wrote to Adam Price

Question

Will the Commission provide the latest information on the form, timetable and remit of the review of the legal framework of the Welsh language in the Senedd for the future, following the commitments made in the debate on the annual report of the official language scheme on 9 July 2025?

Answered by Senedd Commission

Adam Price MS on behalf of the Senedd Commission:

Following consideration of the demands on Members' time and resources before the end of the Sixth Senedd, it was concluded that an e-mail survey would be the most suitable method of gathering feedback and opinions from Members and their support staff about the Official Languages Scheme. The intention is to conduct the survey during the second half of this term, in order to avoid conflicts with other surveys that are being carried out.

We will combine the consultation regarding the legal framework that underpins the current official languages regime with a survey of the Welsh language skills of the respondents. This will provide an illustration of the skills that exist among Members and their support staff. 

The survey will ask Members and their support staff about their satisfaction levels regarding the Official Languages Scheme, both as service users and in terms of the duties imposed on Members by the Scheme.

There will also be an opportunity to suggest any amendments that could be made to the current scheme. In addition, there will be an opportunity to express views on the suitability of the current legal framework, identifying any proposals for alternatives in terms of the accountability and scope of any future regime.

Once we have received responses from Members and their support staff, the Official Languages Team will look at ways of undertaking further consultation, including with Senedd Commission staff.

We will endeavour to incorporate any proposed changes into the legal framework shortly after the Seventh Senedd Commission has been established, and discuss the way forward.

Question

Will the Commission explain how its practice of not publishing a full transcript of committee proceedings in Welsh, as is done in English, complies with section 35(1)(c) of the Government of Wales Act 2006?

Answered by Senedd Commission

Adam Price MS on behalf of the Senedd Commission

Section 35(1)(c) does not place a duty on the Senedd to publish bilingual transcripts of committee meetings.

Section 35(1)(c) states as follows:

“(1C) Reports of Senedd proceedings must, in the case of proceedings which fall within section 1(5)(a) (proceedings of the Senedd), contain a record of what was said, in the official language in which it was said, and also a full translation into the other official language.”

Section 35(1)(c) only requires a full translation of proceedings that fall into the definition of section 1(5)(a).

Section 1(5) of GOWA states:

“(5) In this Act “Senedd proceedings” means any proceedings of—

(a) the Senedd,

(b) committees of the Senedd, or

(c) sub-committees of such committees.”

Section 1(5)(a) relates only to proceedings of the Senedd i.e. plenary. It does not include proceedings of committees or sub-committees as these are clearly defined in section 1(5)(b) and (c) of GOWA respectively. There is therefore no legal duty on the Senedd under section 35(1)(c) to publish full transcripts of committee proceedings in English and Welsh.

In accordance with section 35(1)(c) of the Government of Wales Act 2006, a Record of Plenary proceedings, including a Welsh translation of contributions made in English, is published within 3 working days.

The Commission has agreed to consider reviewing the legal framework relating to official languages in preparation for the seventh Senedd.

Found: However, responses to written questions tabled by Darren Millar MS, Adam Price MS and Andrew RT Davies

Found: Chair); ƒ Janet Finch-Saunders MS (Welsh Conservatives); ƒ Hefin David MS (Welsh Labour); ƒ Adam Price