A Mid and West Wales MS has criticised the Welsh government’s “lack of ambition and commitment” towards reaching the one million Welsh speakers target by 2050. Cefin Campbell MS cited figures that show a fall in the number of children who are receiving Welsh medium education over the last three years and the fact that only two new Welsh medium schools have opened over the same period. Mr Campbell, Plaid Cymru’s education spokesperson said: “It is both incredibly worrying and disappointing to see the Labour Welsh Government’s lack of ambition and poor planning towards reaching the million Welsh speakers target by 2050.
” “Quite clearly there’s no hope of reaching this target with the lack of urgency and focus by the current Welsh government. Aberystwyth comic turns identity politics on head at Edinburgh Fringe Aberystwyth features in new spy novel School deficits pose 'significant threat' to Powys County Council Harlech Foods expands into England “There has been a fall in the number of children who are receiving Welsh medium education, and the fact that only two new Welsh medium schools have been opened in Wales over the last three years is a damning indictment of the lack of vision and commitment by the Labour government. “Plaid Cymru has consistently called for more investment in teachers and for more Welsh medium schools to be opened.
“It’s clear for all to see that the strong foundations that are needed to be put in place now in order to achieve th.