Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg congratulate the members of the Legislation Committee (Number 5) of the Welsh Assembly for preparing a report that clearly concludes that the broadest legislative powers for the Welsh language should be devolved to the National Assembly of Wales. Cymdeithas yr Iaith have been arguing for years that full powers for the Welsh language should be devolved to Wales, allowing the National Assembly to create a comprehensive Welsh Language Measure(s) that gives the Welsh language official status in Wales, gives people in Wales rights to use the language across every sector, and establishes the role of a Welsh language Commissioner.Rhys Llwyd, Cymdeithas yr Iaith Vice-Chairperson said:''We congratulate the Committee in the Assembly for declaring with clarity, that the scope of the draft LCO on the Welsh language needs to be expanded, that the broadest scope of legislative power possible over the Welsh Language should be devolved to the National Assembly of Wales. We call upon the Welsh Affairs Select Committee in London, as well as the Secretary of State for Wales, not to block this call from the Assembly, and allow these powers to be devolved to the Assembly as soon as possible.""It is imperative that these new powers will be used in such a way that the people of Wales will witness a real change in their daily lives. Up until now, there have been no real developments in the field of the Welsh language made by the Welsh Government, and it is high time for this to change. A language measure that includes every sector, including the private sector in its entirety, would be a real step forward that would allow the people of Wales full rights to use the Welsh language."

Cymdeithas yr Iaith have been campaigning for a comprehensive Language Measure since before the Welsh language draft LCO was published, but believe that the matter of the language by now is in the hands of the Welsh Government. Rhys Llwyd adds:''Cymdeithas yr Iaith have been collecting evidence from members, have been in front of the legislation committee, and have lobbied and taken direct action during the consultation period; but as the committee announce their report, the rights of people in Wales to use, hear and speak the Welsh language are in the hands of the Welsh Government. We call again on the Government, not to block the rights of people in Wales to use the Welsh language in the private sector. "