A new report has said the Welsh Government could create "designating areas of linguistic significance" in order to protect the Welsh language. The position paper by the Commission for Welsh-Speaking Communities was published on Thursday and aims to make recommendations to strengthen Welsh-speaking communities.
It comes after the publication of the 'Second Homes: Developing New Policies in Wales' report, which highlighted the structural changes Welsh-speaking communities were facing as a result of Brexit and the effects of coronavirus pandemic, found that more research needed to be done to find evidence that second homes had an impact on the sustainability of communities and the Welsh language.
Although the report acknowledged that there was a discourse surrounding second homes and their impact on the sustainability of Welsh communities and the Welsh language, it concluded that it was "anecdotal" and "not based on detailed research". As a result, the Minister for Education and Welsh Language, Jeremy Miles MS, concluded that "further consideration" was needed to look into the matter and more specifically how to protect the Welsh language's future.
