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Welsh is an official language of Wales, and is treated "no less favourably than the English language" which is also considered an official language, as legislated in the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011. [7] [5] [6] The official languages of the Senedd are Welsh and English. [8]
The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 gave the Welsh language official status in Wales. [13] Welsh and English are de jure official languages of the Welsh Parliament, the Senedd, [14] with Welsh being the only de jure official language in any part of the United Kingdom, with English being merely de facto official. [15]
Years of democratic, non-violent Welsh protest were in vain, Capel Celyn was drowned, and a new wave of Welsh nationalism, including the Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru (English: Welsh Defence Movement) and the Free Wales Army, were born. The Welsh Language Acts of 1967 and 1993 gave the language equal status in Wales, and in 1997 the Welsh electorate ...
Wales's schools mostly teach in English at present but its new curriculum will make Welsh language part of every lesson in all schools.
The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 modernised the 1993 Welsh Language Act and gave Welsh an official status in Wales for the first time, a major landmark for the language. Welsh is the only official de jure language of any country in the UK.
According to the 2021 census, English or Welsh was the main language of 91.1% of the residents of England and Wales. Among other languages, the most common were as follows. [citation needed] Polish 611,845 or 1.1% of the population; Romanian 471,954 or 0.8%; Punjabi 290,745 or 0.5%; Urdu 269,849 or 0.5%; Portuguese 224,719 or 0.4%; Spanish ...
For many young people in Wales, the acquisition of Welsh is a gateway to better careers, according to research from the Welsh Language Board and Careers Wales. [69] The Welsh Government identified media as one of six areas likely to experience greater demand for Welsh speakers: [69] the sector is Wales's third-largest revenue earner.
The Welsh government previously said it wants all patients to be seen within 104 weeks by March. Wales saw record waiting times published in October, with the list passing the 800,000 mark for the ...