Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:09 pm on 16 May 2017.
Mr Simon Thomas
Plaid Cymru
2:09,
16 May 2017
I’ve raised these issues in correspondence with the Minister around a month ago. I’ve not yet received a response, but I very much hope that I will receive a response soon. Issues of school transportation have been raised, but one thing that is problematic if you are trying to provide bilingual education in rural areas is how you actually hold events outside of school times and ensure that transport is available to arts and sports activities, and so on. So, what does the Government have to say in general in terms of that difficulty in ensuring that there is a fair option in making the choice of Welsh-medium education?
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