In a public meeting that will be held at 2pm today at the Societies Tent on the National Eisteddfod Field, Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (The Welsh Language Society) will outline a draft of a New Welsh Language Act. This will mark a further development in the growing debate regarding the need for stronger language legislation.

Sian Howys, o will speak at the meeting o behalf of Cymdeithas yr Iaith, said:"Over the past few months a consensus has emerged regarding the need to review the 1993 Welsh Language Act and to introduce stronger legislation that will, among other things, secure official status for the Welsh language, establish a series of basic language rights for the people of Wales and establish the post of a Welsh Language Commissioner.""This emerging consensus, along with the fact that further powers are being transferred to the National Assembly, means that now is the time to start a serious discussion regarding what will be included in any New Welsh Language Act. In an attempt to facilitate such a public discussion, Cymdeithas yr iaith is publishing it’s own draft language measure.""We hope that political parties, organizations and individuals will now consider our proposals and provide responses and suggest improvements and that this will push the debate forward."Members from all the opposition parties will also be taking part in the meeting. Adam Price AS (Plaid Cymru), Eleanor Burnham AM (Liberal Democrat) and Lisa Francis AM (Conservatives) will all respond to the draft language measure presented by Cymdeithas yr Iaith and also outline what their respective parties intend to do over the coming months in order to push for stronger language legislation. An invitation was also extended to Alun Pugh AM, the Culture Minister, but he declined to take part.Cymdeithas yr Iaith’s campaign will continue on Thursday when a rally calling for a New Welsh Language Act will be held on the Eisteddfod field. The rally will begin at 2pm outside Cymdeithas yr Iaith’s unit on the field (Units 1034–1037). The guest speaker at the rally will be Dafydd Iwan, President of Plaid Cymru.