, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Sport Wales - Autumn 2023
I'm conscious of time, so I'm going to just move on very quickly to the health and well-being portion, which I was meant to ask you about. In your evidence, you said that you want to see evidence that the role sport plays in contributing to population health…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Sport Wales - Autumn 2023
And just finally on this, you mentioned the changes in WRU and the board, and so on. To what extent are you being kept informed of those changes, as or even before they're being announced?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Sport Wales - Autumn 2023
Just to follow up on that, what have you both personally learned from the WRU situation?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Sport Wales - Autumn 2023
I was 'young people' once.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Sport Wales - Autumn 2023
Sorry. Really sorry, one final question. If your strategy, if you like, is to follow the popularity—a demand-led approach, if you like—how are you supporting those sports that perhaps fall out of favour or fall out of fashion and may come in the future? How…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Sport Wales - Autumn 2023
So, from your perspective, changing the narrative, if you like, around young people's engagement with sport could be built around changing the nature of the sports that—
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Sport Wales - Autumn 2023
Just to follow up on that very point, I think you make a very good point in terms of the problems. What's the solution? How do you get people to love sport from that early age?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Sport Wales - Autumn 2023
Okay. Thank you.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Sport Wales - Autumn 2023
Building on that, then, how would a flat or reduced budget in 2024-25 impact your work?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Sport Wales - Autumn 2023
Yes. And you mentioned there passing some of the costs on, or some of the inflationary pressures on. Is that not undermining, if you like, the very first point that we made about the impact that's having on people who can least afford it?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Sport Wales - Autumn 2023
Thanks. I wanted to move on to inflation and the impact that's having on your budget. You mentioned the increase in capital costs by about 25 per cent. Can you give us an indication of the impact that inflation is having on your budget, and perhaps on other…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Sport Wales - Autumn 2023
And in terms of those national partners—you mentioned some of them there—are you ensuring, from your perspective, that they're doing work in some of those geographic areas of deprivation that you've identified, or is it just a principles-based model?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Sport Wales - Autumn 2023
I'll stick with the cost of living to start. Brian, you mentioned the influence or the effects of the cost-of-living pressures not being felt equally geographically across the country, and that that impacted the decisions you made in terms of how you…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Language Commissioner - Autumn 2023
And you're willing to write to the Chair to—?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Language Commissioner - Autumn 2023
It's up to you.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Language Commissioner - Autumn 2023
But do you have a figure?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Language Commissioner - Autumn 2023
Thank you for that, it's very interesting. Can I ask, then, about an entirely different issue? I know that you have plans to hold the International Association of Language Commissioners conference and general meeting for 2024. What are the likely costs for…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Language Commissioner - Autumn 2023
Thank you very much. You've spoken already about the health sector. I wanted to ask you about the 'More than just words' framework for the health sector. What's your assessment of that framework? Is it doing enough to raise standards?
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Diolch, Prif Weinidog. As the Welsh Government moves towards a policy of modal shift, taking us out of our cars and on to public transport, you'd think the Welsh Government would provide a decent public transport system to ensure that could happen. But…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
4. What is the Welsh Government's strategy for transport in South Wales West? OQ60206
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Transport for Wales
But if they would like some costings, could I suggest they don't spend £33 million on default 20 mph enforcement or £140 million on more politicians—two policies that have got Plaid's stamp of approval? But whether it's a red rosette or a green one, all of…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Transport for Wales
I won't take an intervention, because I'm six and a half minutes into the debate, and I'm sure the Llywydd won't allow it.
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Transport for Wales
The leader of Plaid Cymru makes claims from a sedentary position, but his claim in that debate two weeks ago to electrify all railway lines in Wales had not been costed. He brought it to the floor of this Senedd completely uncosted.
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Transport for Wales
I'd welcome the leader of Plaid Cymru—
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Transport for Wales
I think the important thing is that we don't discourage people from using their cars without encouraging people—[Interruption.] We shouldn't be discouraging people to use their cars without investing in the public transport to back that up. It is impossible…
