23 October 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'A cashless society? P-06-1335: Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash'
On behalf of the Petitions Committee, thank you for the opportunity to introduce this debate today. The petition was submitted by Mencap Cymru and closed on 15 May, with 2,504 signatures. The petition reads: ‘Welsh Government should take steps to ensure…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Joint Debate on Committee Reports: The Sustainable Farming Scheme and Farming Connect
Okay, yes. So, on the face of it, 10 per cent seems a high number, but when you take into consideration that the average tree cover on farmland is already at 6 per cent to 7 per cent, you recognise how achievable this can be on many farms. I understand…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Joint Debate on Committee Reports: The Sustainable Farming Scheme and Farming Connect
Yes, seagrass is really important, wildflower meadows—I'd like all that to be incorporated. Planting trees as well. We need to do an awful lot, because we need to halt, reverse, the decline of biodiversity and—. I'll carry on with the benefits of tree…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Joint Debate on Committee Reports: The Sustainable Farming Scheme and Farming Connect
Yes.
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Joint Debate on Committee Reports: The Sustainable Farming Scheme and Farming Connect
Well, Brexit has a lot to answer for. We've heard a lot of rhetoric surrounding the sustainable farming scheme, with impassioned voices on both sides of the debate and a lot of disinformation as well. I welcome the round-table events and all the discussions…
22 October 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The Climate Adaptation Strategy
I welcome this statement. Ninety per cent of land in Wales is agriculture. It has been severely impacted by poor soil health. Tree and hedgerow planting, greater crop diversity and rotation and investment in infrastructure will make a huge difference to…
22 October 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
The First Minister made it clear that fixing our roads is a priority for Welsh Government. This weekend, I was invited by Flintshire council to see their JCB Pothole Pro machine, with three dedicated attachments to cut, crop and clean the pothole. All that's…
17 October 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Books Council of Wales (7)
Okay. Thank you.
17 October 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Books Council of Wales (7)
I've been on the Local Government and Housing Committee, and I think it's the 1964 Act for libraries, but they said that if you just have two books in a building, that can be classed as a library, although some local authorities believe that it does give more…
17 October 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Books Council of Wales (7)
Thank you. The arts council called for culture and arts support to become a statutory responsibility. Do you support the call and, if so, how would this help the sector?
17 October 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Books Council of Wales (7)
What else could the Welsh Government do beyond additional funding to mitigate the impacts of reduced funding on the publishing sector?
17 October 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with culture bodies (6)
Okay, Chair.
17 October 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with culture bodies (6)
Okay, thank you.
17 October 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with culture bodies (6)
Louise's hand is up.
17 October 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with culture bodies (6)
Thank you.
17 October 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with culture bodies (6)
Whoever. Please, Hannah.
17 October 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with culture bodies (6)
Okay, thank you. To what extent have you collaborated with other organisations to mitigate the impact of declining public funding?
17 October 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with culture bodies (6)
And do you feel that, post COVID, just trying to build that confidence of coming back out and thinking about going back out and connecting to the arts is something that you've had to work hard at?
17 October 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with culture bodies (6)
Yes.
17 October 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with culture bodies (6)
Has there been a change—?
17 October 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with culture bodies (6)
And has participation been more or less inclusive—the types of audience that are coming along?
17 October 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with culture bodies (6)
Could I ask you a question about audiences? What's your latest data on audience participation and ticket sales now, compared with pre COVID and pre the cost-of-living crisis? Have you had audiences and sales return? Just a question on that, really.
17 October 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with culture bodies (6)
Thank you. You just mentioned that the SPF was helpful with some projects. Before that, European funding, I suppose, was also helpful. There was a promise, wasn't there, that some of the replacement funding coming forward—what might replace the shared…
16 October 2024 , Plenary
Short Debate: Ensuring all children can thrive: Celebrating alternative education in Wales
Every child is different, and we need to nurture their strengths and embrace their differences, so that, with the right support and kindness, they can be happy and flourish. It may not be through mainstream education, but through dance, music, sport or…
16 October 2024 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Teaching of reading skills in schools
The Welsh Government has already made it clear that there is a need to improve literacy outcomes for learners, and it is for this reason that the Cabinet Secretary has made it clear that this is a top priority. We can't expect to see progress overnight. We…
