, 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)
Okay. There is an issue with that. Can I just come in?
, 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)
That would go, then, back to—[Inaudible.]—capital for the buildings and even the cheap energy costs going forward. I know that Sport Wales have had less lottery funding now, so that would help to replace it.
, 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)
If the money could go direct to leisure centres, it would be in the Minister's portfolio, so that would be a way forward, I think. If we could work on that and write to the Minister, please.
, 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)
On swimming, yes. We've heard that the number of young people leaving key stage 2 unable to swim is increasing, and we're concerned about access to facilities. So, we heard evidence from Fergus from Swim Wales the other week, and he put forward a proposal and…
, 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 the budget this year, a lot more capital funding came through from the UK Government, which is fantastic. We had the twenty-first century schools building plan, didn't we, and a lot of our buildings—sport centres, St David's Hall—are crumbling. I know Creu…
, 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. I met with Theatr Clwyd last week, and it was amazing to hear that by investing in the arts you're investing in your local economy and across service areas. I made a note of what they were telling me. So, economic impact: 100 new jobs being created…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education: Anti-bullying Week: The mental health and well-being of learners
Children's mental health is at an all-time low, with smartphones and social media being major contributing factors. They can be used to bully, manipulate and control, sending young people into an isolated world of despair, not thinking they can get out of it…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Please could I ask for two statements? The first one is in regard to the closure of Natural Resources Wales managed visitor centres, which we recently had a petitions debate on. Visitors, community groups and organisations interested in running them are…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, First Minister. I must begin by declaring an interest as a proud member of Unite the Union. I really welcome the Welsh Government's social partnership approach and your work, alongside the UK Government, promoting the new landmark Employment Rights…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
5. How is the Welsh Government working to promote a social partnership approach to employers across Wales? OQ61850
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Can I thank the Member for raising this question? I think that avoiding the grid, like Morriston Hospital, using direct feed, is really important. The standing charge in north Wales is one of the highest across the UK, and I’m told it’s because of the grid…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Welsh Government response to UK Government budget
Let's start by making clear the context within which this first Labour budget is being set: 14 long years of austerity; 14 years of attacks on public services; 14 years of rampant wealth inequality; real-terms wage cuts for workers; a nationwide housing and…
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1400, 'Fair and Adequate Resourcing of General Practice in Wales'
Thank you. Thank you for that clarification. Laura Anne mentioned also the booking system, and that getting an appointment is still difficult in some areas, so we need to look at shifting resources. You know, very often, new homes are being built, but the…
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1400, 'Fair and Adequate Resourcing of General Practice in Wales'
I'd like to thank the Members for their responses. Sam Rowlands and Laura Anne highlighted the number of signatures—21,000—so it shows how important this issue is and that funding is not actually matching the pressures as well. Everybody spoke about the…
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1400, 'Fair and Adequate Resourcing of General Practice in Wales'
Diolch. On behalf of the Petitions Committee, thank you for the opportunity to introduce this debate today on GP funding. The petition was created by Lewis Williams of the British Medical Association as part of their campaign, 'Save our Surgeries'. It…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip: 'The Anti-racist Wales Action Plan'
It's important to educate on the importance of kindness, tolerance and equality, no matter a person's background. So, please could you tell me more about the work of the diversity and anti-racist professional learning in education initiative, training…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: The UK Budget
Well, after over a decade of austerity it seems like, finally, we've got a Government that understands that public services are needed as building blocks to grow the economy. We need educated people, we need skills, we need healthy people and we need access…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Diolch. I understand that a huge proportion of Welsh Government's budget is spent on public services, and as a county councillor for over a decade, under the cloud of austerity, watching the budget year upon year, and now as a Member of the Senedd on…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
6. What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the impact of the UK Government's autumn budget on public services in Wales? OQ61802
, Petitions Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the remainder of today's business:
Okay. So, moving forward now, can we resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's business? That's it, really. Basically, we've covered everything in the committee. So, is everybody okay to close the public meeting? Content with that? Thank…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Okay. Thank you, Luke. Would anybody else like to add anything? No. Okay. So, going forward, then, if we do that, we'll close that and then just raise it again—the importance of public transport— when we can.
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Okay. Thank you. Petition P-06-1372 now, 'Save our fflecsi bwcabus service'. These were brought in, weren't they, when the regular bus services were stopped. Okay. So, this is Michael Morgan with, altogether, a total of 3,025 signatures—this bwcabus one. So…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
This was discussed at the Local Government and Housing Committee, and the Welsh Local Government Association representative was saying how the cost of providing school transport had risen by 40 per cent after the pandemic, and having enough operators was very…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Okay. Thank you, Luke. Peter.
