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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
I thank the Member. It's wonderful to hear about the excellent things happening in your constituency, and I do enjoy hearing of these examples. That's why it is so important that all of us do contribute these ideas and these examples to the development of the…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
The Welsh Government, and myself as Minister, are committed to ensuring that culture and sport are accessible to everyone. he work on developing a new culture and sport strategy for Wales is enabling us to look at how we can support that aim. Through the call…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
The initial phase is looking at the sites. We are also looking at what additional data is available, including on opening hours and so forth. What's difficult at the moment is that we don't have a full picture in order to be able to understand what the…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
I thank the Member. This work is going ahead, reviewing the information held by governing bodies, local authorities and other partners to build a national picture of community, regional and national sports facilities across Wales. This initial work will start…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Thank you. That is exactly why we are looking at facilities across Wales, and that is why we are starting with nine local authorities in different parts of Wales—some rural, where swimming pools have closed down—to understand those challenges and to…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
I thank the Member. Nofio Ysgol is our new national school swimming and water safety programme, providing pupils in years 4 and 5 with a consistent national offer of at least 20 swimming and water safety lessons. This work began in nine local authorities in…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Thank you for the question. I believe that there's a new cross-party group going to be set up on esports. We have two parties here who have already committed to that, and hopefully the assurance I've given you that I recognise that we could be doing more in…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Creative Wales have supported Esports Wales to develop skills and creative career pathways linked to esports. We actively consider proposals for economic investment in esports as they arise, and we continue to support Wales’s wider video games industry…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Thank you for your question. I don't know, but I will endeavour to find out what the situation is. You will also appreciate that it was a different party and a different Minister that gave that response at that time, but I'm happy to follow up and ensure you…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
I thank the Member for that supplementary question. It's great to hear about the important projects that are currently proceeding, and one of the things that I hope that you and other Members will do, through that call for evidence, is to provide those…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
I thank the Member for the question. We are working through Sport Wales and local partners to make sport accessible to everyone in Afan Ogwr Rhondda. I have already mentioned that there are challenges and barriers in place, and through the new culture and…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Thank you. As I said, these are ongoing conversations. The fact that we have the Deputy First Minister leading on child poverty, the fact that we have Mark Hooper leading on transport, that you have me, and that we also have Nerys Evans, who is looking at the…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Thank you. That's the very work that we're doing now by working on a cross-portfolio basis. The fact that we have committed to ensuring, through the new child poverty strategy, that culture, sport and participation in those is a central part of that work is…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
I have been clear since taking post that we do want to ensure equal access for everyone in Wales, and that we do recognise the barriers that currently exist—barriers that I have to work on a cross-portfolio basis to overcome. I’m pleased that Mark Hooper is…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
This is central to our vision for the culture and sport strategy. In our first 100 days in Government, we commissioned an investigation into sports facilities across Wales, and through Sport Wales, we are investing in affordable local opportunities…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
I think you are very likely to receive an invitation shortly from Amgueddfa Cymru to go to some their late-night events. I haven't attended any of those myself, but they have been doing these for quite a while now, and it's been great to see that…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
I thank the Member for raising this issue. I am aware of that article that was published on Nation.Cymru. It also included a response from Amgueddfa Cymru. I certainly am very alive to the questions that are being raised. I, like all of you, want to ensure…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
I thank the Member. I hope that I have responded to that question in my first response. Yes, I do think that they're important, and I think more needs to be done. And unlike Ministers in the past, I don't just believe in warm words—I believe in taking action…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
I thank the Member for being someone that does raise esports frequently, and I agree with you—we do need to do more in terms of esports. There hasn't been enough of a strategy or enough appreciation of their importance here in Wales. Through Creative Wales…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
I'm happy to provide additional information. The first part of your question should be referred to another minister, Adam Price, as it's not part of my portfolio. There is close collaboration on a cross-ministerial basis on the Tour de France. You will also…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Thank you for that question. As I said when I appeared before the committee, and as you have mentioned, I am extremely concerned about National Museum Cardiff, and I am looking forward to receiving proposals for the possible redevelopment from the national…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Thank you. You will appreciate that these are questions to me, and you may want to ask that question of the finance Minister in the next set of questions. But, certainly, in terms of the future of music venues, it is one of the reasons why that 30 per cent…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
I thank the Member for that further question. I and Cadw officials did meet with Historic Houses Wales last week, and officials will be having further discussions with them in relation to how we can proceed with any support work and to look at any possible…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
I thank the Member for raising the issue of Sycharth. Just to be clear, I do consider Sycharth to be a monument of national importance that has a very significant place in Wales's history and in our identity as a nation. The monument is open to the public…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Cadw protects and promotes nationally important monuments in Gwynedd Maldwyn through designation and through providing expert advice, guidance and support to the owners for their conservation. Cadw also promotes our heritage by managing the national monuments…
