, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with sport charities (2)
Can I come back to you? Abertillery is a good example, and Meryl's done excellent work over the last few years in Abertillery. And, of course, they do share facilities with the local leisure centre, as happens in Tredegar and Ebbw Vale too, and I assume it…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with sport charities (2)
And you're saying that that's not happening.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with sport charities (2)
I've got an interest in that, as it happens. What I see is that facilities, and access to facilities, is one of the main things that perhaps differentiates communities like the one I represent in Blaenau Gwent and communities here in Cardiff. You see that in…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with sport charities (2)
Sorry, could I just stop you there? You say that local authorities operate differently, so can you give us an example of a local authority that works well and one that doesn't? Perhaps you won't want to answer the second question—I can accept that.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with sport charities (2)
Thank you very much. I'd like to ask you about the barriers to participation in sport. We're talking about deprived communities in this context. So, in your view, what are the barriers to participation in sport?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with sport charities (1)
But that's about the actions and priorities of those clubs and sports, isn't it, and the attitude of the governing body, for example?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with sport charities (1)
—you made, Mark, about structured and unstructured sport? There has always been that choice between structured and unstructured sport. I've always enjoyed unstructured sport because I'm useless at structured sport. I've tried my best over the years. I've…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with sport charities (1)
Okay. Can I come back to the final point—
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with sport charities (1)
Fiona, I'm surprised you haven't mentioned things like facilities and specialised coaching.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with sport charities (1)
Okay. So, in terms of answering the question I asked, what are the barriers? I understand the discussion that can occur around these matters, but my question was more specific, I'm afraid. What would you see as the barriers to participation? I think you…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with sport charities (1)
Yes, sorry— I'm always aware of people online. It's very much the same sort of question as I asked the witnesses here in the room: what do you see as the biggest barriers, in your experience, to participation amongst people living in disadvantaged areas…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with sport charities (1)
Okay. I'm not sure I agree with that analysis as it happens, but we can come back to that. Fiona—
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with sport charities (1)
I'm just interested.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with sport charities (1)
I don't disagree with that. I was interested by the 'style of provision' remark that you made, because, as you know, the people that I represent in Blaenau Gwent are all enthused by the success of the Welsh football team in the same way as they would be in an…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with sport charities (1)
Okay. Before going across to Fiona, can I take you up on that final point, because I get the first three major points that you've made, but I don't understand your final point? I represent a disadvantaged community in Blaenau Gwent, but I can't think of…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with sport charities (1)
So, it's an average of spend rather than available spend.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with sport charities (1)
Sorry. Where did you get that number from?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Inquiry into participation in sport in disadvantaged areas: Evidence session with sport charities (1)
Thank you. I'm grateful to you for your time this morning. I'm interested in how you see barriers to participation, and it might be useful just to kick off this session with a general question as to what you think the biggest barriers are to participation in…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
We are, Minister, this month, marking the fortieth anniversary of the war in the Falklands. And it's important, I think, that, as a Parliament, we recognise the contribution of Welsh servicemen and women in that campaign. I met recently with the Government of…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I don't know what you were doing, First Minister, in 1973; I was in Dukestown Junior School in Tredegar. I'm not sure what Darren Millar was doing in 1973, but I'm sure he wasn't reading the report of Lord Kilbrandon, who reported at that time that Wales…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
I was quite disappointed to see this correspondence, if I'm quite honest with you. I thought it was really disappointing. I think the points that we made as a committee stand, and I don't think the reply from the Llywydd really affects that. I don't think it…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
I'm grateful to you, Huw. We've got two letters, which are very similar, from Ministers, on the agenda this afternoon, from Rebecca and from Julie, on two pieces of legislation—the first that we're discussing, and then secondly, now, the Levelling-up and…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers—evidence session 1
That's fine, I'd prefer you to tell—. I'm looking for the truth, rather than some sugar-coating.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers—evidence session 1
Sorry, I don't mean your own personal experience, I mean the experience of the community. It wasn't a personal question. It was about policy, structures, work.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers—evidence session 1
I was just wondering—. I'm grateful to the witnesses for their time and their evidence this morning. In the last nearly hour and a half, I can't think of anything positive you've said about the experience of people living in these communities, and I was…
