Oral QuestionDepartment for Education

“What steps his Department is taking to help ensure children who are self-isolating during the covid-19 outbreak receive high quality online education.”

Tabled: 6 October 2020Answered: 12 October 2020

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Education

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Anna McMorrin)

Welsh language broadcasting plays a critical role in shaping Welsh identity and culture. S4C has played a vital role in helping to revitalise the language, and ensures that it is kept relevant among the ever-growing number of people who speak it, not just in Wales but around the world. Its essential contribution is reflected in the BBC charter review Green Paper, published just last month.