, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
I have. Lesley Griffiths, when she was briefly in role, had started discussions with Cabinet colleagues around trying to secure additional funding. Is that something that you will do?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Just on Swim Wales, I would be grateful if you could provide further information. Because, Steffan, you mentioned earlier in terms of facilities, and one of the things that Swim Wales were saying was in terms of the risk of 30 per cent of or up to 150…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Thank you. I think Carolyn Thomas wanted to come in specifically on swimming.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Yes.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
We've had those; it's to understand—
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
In terms of the £5 million, I appreciate that you don't have a complete breakdown now of how that's been spent. Once you do have a clearer picture, is that something that you could provide to the committee, because one of the things I think we'd be keen to…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
I think we understand that, and I agree with you, they have been of extremely high quality, some of those exhibitions. I think it’s understanding the demographics and the impact, and understanding what the pattern has been over the past decade. Also, I’m very…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
But if I may, just on that specific point, you fund free entry to national museums, it's a Welsh Government policy. Do you have a view in terms of the continuation of that policy? Do you have a definition of what free entry is?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Diolch. If I may just ask in terms of participation, then, because, obviously one element is in terms of income generation, but when we look at the future generations Act and some of the Welsh Government's priorities, it's about ensuring equity of access to…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Obviously, I know there's some good news, but we've also heard about the very significant backlog in terms of the national museum estate—£100 million—and we've heard warnings as a committee in terms of what that future looks like. So, there's a £3.2 million…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Thank you.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Thank you.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Further on that point, what has the Welsh Government been doing to support local authorities in these key areas of culture and sport? Also, looking specifically at local museums, the Welsh Government commissioned a review that was published in 2015—the local…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
—and no strategy by the Welsh Government.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
But we're talking about the Welsh Government budget, to be fair, here—
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
This is 14 years of underinvestment in culture and sport—no strategy from Welsh Government. There's been the development of a strategy. Could you update us in terms of where we're at with the strategy, when that will be published, and do you think the state…
, Plenary
Debate: The Welsh Language Commissioner’s Annual Report 2023-24
I'd like to thank the Cabinet Secretary for bringing this debate forward. I'd also like to thank the commissioner and her team for the important work that they do, as summarised in this voluminous but very readable report, which is quite an achievement. The…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip: Diversity and inclusion for political parties
You talked about being evidence led, but the evidence showed, whilst we were scrutinising the Bill, that gender quotas were absolutely necessary and the benefit they would have in terms of greater diversity in the Senedd. So, I don't understand this roll back…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I would like to ask for two statements if I may, Trefnydd. First, I would like to ask for a statement from the Cabinet Secretary with responsibility for health. Following the publication of the written statement yesterday on the 50-day challenge to help…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Welsh Government response to UK Government budget
Thank you very much, Dirprwy Lywydd. It is ironic, is it not, that the Conservatives have brought forward this debate today and that they are complaining about a budget that includes a better settlement for Wales than if they were still in charge in London…
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1400, 'Fair and Adequate Resourcing of General Practice in Wales'
I'm very pleased that this petition has been submitted before the Senedd. It does draw attention to a problem that does affect our health service. I've had more than 600 e-mails across my region, from some who work in this area, but also from a number of…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. May I thank you for that response? I think you've seen, over the past few years, when the WRU has, unfortunately, been in the headlines, how concerned Members of the Senedd are, and I would like to associate myself fully with Hannah…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: The UK Budget
Because austerity is not in line with socialist values. We know that the callous policies of the previous UK Government, such as the two-child benefit cap, have contributed to more children living in poverty here in Wales. And not only have UK Labour…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: The UK Budget
Could I thank the Cabinet Secretary for the statement today? After 14 years of damaging budgets under the Tories in Westminster, of course there are some things to be welcomed in this budget. Of course, the £25 million allocated to the work of making coal…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I would like to welcome the written statement released yesterday by the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership in terms of the Welsh Rugby Union's review of women's playing contracts. I'm pleased to see that he has met with the WRU urgently, and…
