7 June 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, and Chief Whip: Culture and Heritage Update: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic History, Culture and Heritage
Can I thank John Griffiths for that point and those points about Urban Circle, who were—they are—a fantastic organisation? I've spoken both to you and to my colleague Jayne Bryant about them and the work that they do, and it was great to meet Loren and Ali…
7 June 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, and Chief Whip: Culture and Heritage Update: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic History, Culture and Heritage
Thank you. Can I thank Heledd Fychan for those points? I'll start with that last one first, because although this wasn't a statement about sport—and, yes, I will come back and deal with that—sport is very, very close to my heart, particularly football…
7 June 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, and Chief Whip: Culture and Heritage Update: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic History, Culture and Heritage
Can I thank Tom Giffard for those many questions? I'm not sure that I've got all of them, Tom, but I'll try and wrap it all up in an overarching response. If I can deal first with the culture grant scheme that you were talking about initially. What we are…
7 June 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, and Chief Whip: Culture and Heritage Update: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic History, Culture and Heritage
I've expressed my desire for our cultural sponsored bodies to work in collaboration to increase their impact in this area. Members will be aware that the Arts Council of Wales and Amgueddfa Cymru—National Museum Wales have co-produced a widening engagement…
7 June 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, and Chief Whip: Culture and Heritage Update: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic History, Culture and Heritage
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I'd like to thank the Minister for Social Justice for her statement announcing the publication of the 'Anti-racist Wales Action Plan'. For my part, I'm committed to delivering the goals and actions set out for culture, heritage and…
11 May 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
That is absolutely right and very important as well, because that is exactly what the establishment of the creative skills board is about. The creative skills board will be working with all the creative industries across Wales—and Screen Alliance is very much…
11 May 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
First of all, Heledd, thank you for those questions. And I would say that I'm not 'just' the Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, I am the Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and I have an integral role in the Government of Wales, and my views and my input into…
11 May 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Can I just assure the Member that I am fully aware of what is going on in Amgueddfa Cymru and that I'm having regular discussions with officials and with the museum itself? However, what you would also appreciate is that it wouldn't be appropriate for me to…
11 May 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Well, you know—. Bail him out? I mean, what we want to do is ensure the sustainability of our national organisations, our cultural organisations, and one of the things that we've committed to in the co-operation agreement with Plaid is that we will do just…
11 May 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Sorry, I didn't catch the last bit of your question. Sorry.
11 May 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Can I thank Tom Giffard for that question? Certainly we're aware of the reports in the press that the WRU is exploring options for a change in their structure. You'll appreciate that I and my officials meet with the WRU on a fairly regular basis and one of…
23 March 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee Report: 'A new direction for HGV Drivers—Addressing HGV drivers shortages and related supply chain Issues'
The driver shortages are, of course, compounding wider domestic and global supply chain problems, leading to widespread cost inflation and longer delivery times for a broad range of goods. At present, we believe that no particular sector of the Welsh economy…
23 March 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee Report: 'A new direction for HGV Drivers—Addressing HGV drivers shortages and related supply chain Issues'
Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd, for that. Can I thank the committee for their report and for tabling this debate, and for their continued engagement on this matter? As a Government, we absolutely remain concerned about the ongoing HGV driver and wider logistics…
23 March 2022 , Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Religious buildings
And I'd like to start by perhaps giving a few good examples of where this approach has been successful and then briefly explain how Welsh Government is currently working with partners at a strategic level to address some of these shared concerns. So, there…
23 March 2022 , Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Religious buildings
Thank you, acting Presiding Officer. Can I thank Members of the Senedd for bringing forward this really important debate on the issue of closure of religious buildings throughout Wales, and for the passion with which all of you have spoken on the issue—an…
2 March 2022 , Plenary
Short Debate: Sport in Newport: Supporting community sport clubs and events in the city
I must also add that Newport has been the training base for some outstanding athletes: Paralympians Jordan Howe, Rhys Jones and James Ledger, all trained by Christian Malcolm in the city; and many cyclists who have trained at the Geraint Thomas national…
2 March 2022 , Plenary
Short Debate: Sport in Newport: Supporting community sport clubs and events in the city
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Can I thank John for leading the debate this afternoon and for Jayne's contribution as well? I recognise John's passion for sport and leisure, and Jayne's, actually—she's a big rugby and football fan, I know—but certainly John has…
16 February 2022 , Plenary
Debate on petition P-05-949 Save Cowbridge Old Girls' School from Demolition
I think we need to—. Again, you need to listen to the rest of what I'm going to say, because I am dealing with how I feel that buildings like this do need to be dealt with. I do recognise that what I've said so far is not the answer that the campaigners want…
16 February 2022 , Plenary
Debate on petition P-05-949 Save Cowbridge Old Girls' School from Demolition
Okay. If I carry on, I may cover some of those points. But the conclusion was that, unfortunately, the criteria are not met in this instance. The assessment—contrary, Darren, to the point that you raised—did recognise the historical importance of the…
16 February 2022 , Plenary
Debate on petition P-05-949 Save Cowbridge Old Girls' School from Demolition
Thank you. Can I first of all thank all those Members who have spoken in this debate this afternoon, and for highlighting the strength of feeling towards this former school? And I do understand the strength of feeling that has been expressed, and I've had a…
16 February 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Okay. Well, thank you for that question. You will have seen that, within the culture division, we have allocated an additional £600,000 in the budget specifically to invest in this area of equality of access, whether it is through digital means or any other…
16 February 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
I have to say I absolutely share the Member's concerns about the current position with the licence fee. I've met both with BBC Cymru Wales and with S4C and discussed the fee settlement, and my concern—I think when you raised this question at the time—then was…
16 February 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Okay. Sorry.
16 February 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
You got fooled by my little sentence in Welsh this morning, didn't you?
16 February 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
The first thing I would say is this is very interesting, isn't it, to hear this from the unionist party that is now talking about an English inquiry? This is not an English inquiry, this is a UK inquiry of which Wales will be part, and there will be a very…
