A bill which aims to ensure all pupils in Wales finish school as "independent Welsh language users" has passed its final detailed stage in the Senedd.
The Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill is intended to contribute to the target of one million Welsh speakers by 2050 and is expected to pass a final Senedd vote next week before becoming law.
Finance and Welsh Language Secretary Mark Drakeford said this target had "galvanised efforts by so many organisations and individuals across Wales to join us on this journey".
About 23% of pupils are educated in Welsh and the government's ambition is to increase that to 30% by 2030-31 and 40% by 2050.
Members of the Senedd (MSs) did not pass an amendment by Plaid Cymru MS Cefin Campbell who wanted to add to the bill that half of school children should be in the "primarily Welsh language" category of school by 2050.
Cymdeithas yr Iaith (the Welsh Language Society) called on MSs to support that "insufficient but essential" amendment, but 39 voted against and 12 in favour.
