Wedi cyhoeddi cynlluniau uchelgeisiol i gynyddu nifer y siaradwyr Cymraeg i filiwn erbyn 2050.
Taken steps to protect the Welsh economy following the UK’s vote to leave the EU– including the publication of a business confidence plan and demanding long-term certainty and a full guarantee that funding will continue for our existing EU programmes to 2023;Continued to fight for Wales’ best interests by calling an emergency meeting of the British-Irish Council and the Council for Economic Renewal, and established a dedicated civil service team to represent Wales in forthcoming EU negotiations, making sure that Welsh interests have been to the fore in the early days of Brexit talks.Committed £80m to establish a New Treatment Fund and to independently review patient funding requests – this is a significant step forward in ensuring treatment for life-limiting and life-threatening diseases are immediately and consistently available across Wales. The independent review panel has been agreed and we fully expect the fund to be in operational in December.Developed a fully-costed business case for the creation of a Development Bank for Wales, and subject to Cabinet agreement this Autumn, it is expected to be in operation by the second quarter of next year. This will complement the Business Confidence Plan by providing greater levels of funding, support and advice to SMEs;Thanks to almost £100m of Welsh Government support, 70% of small businesses in Wales currently receive help with their business rates – with more than half of businesses paying no non-domestic rates at all. A new business rates relief scheme will be announced next month to ensure Wales’ small businesses continue to receive essential support.Announced ambitious plans to increase the number of Welsh speakers to one million by 2050.