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Business Statement and Announcement
May I thank the Member for that question? Clearly, you will have heard the relevant Minister making a priorities statement very recently—that was given by Adam Price as Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy. There are commitments in our 100-day…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Well, I thank the Member for raising that issue. Clearly, you were here when the Minister made the priorities statement and so on. There are going to be other opportunities to ask her questions and to start scrutinising through the committees as well. This is…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you, Llywydd. There is one change to this week's business: an oral statement has been added to today's agenda on the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The draft business for the next three weeks is set out in the business statement, which is…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Thank you for that question. The Member will be aware that the Welsh Rugby Union is an independent body. There are always discussions between the Government and the Welsh Rugby Union and other governing bodies because of the importance of that collaboration…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Investing in, and supporting, grass-roots sport is essential and will play a central role in this Government's focus on sport as medical treatment and the preventative agenda. As I've outlined a number of times today, in response to Tom Montgomery and others…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
I think it's important that I'm clear that the arts council has nothing to do with the supplementary question asked. They're not responsible for funding the books council, they're not involved in the grant work in relation to Nation.Cymru or any other such…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
The core grant for the Arts Council of Wales for 2026-27 is £33.6 million in revenue and £900,000 in capital. In addition, we have provided £7.5 million of capital funding to support the arts sector strategic capital investment programme. Work has already…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Thank you. I think you raise a really important point, because we know that, with local authority budgets, because culture isn't one of those services that you have to deliver, it's often one of the things that have been first to go. Also, we reflect this…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
I thank the Member for raising that important topic and also for highlighting those statistics as well and that decrease that we have observed. I was completely clear in my priority statement last week that central to all of this is ensuring equality in terms…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Ensuring equal access for all is central to our vision and ambition for the arts in Wales. It's clear at the moment that some people are excluded from being able to participate in and enjoy the arts because of who they are or where they live. This must…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Thank you for that question. I am glad to see such unity here in terms of the vision that we have shared and the need to look at all budgets collectively to have the best impact. Because, actually, in a number of health boards, arts are offered within the…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Thank you to the Member for that supplementary. Certainly, I welcome all examples, because one of the great things that I'm able to do in this role is actually ensure that we see what best practice is happening and that we don't try and reinvent the wheel…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
I thank the Member for that question. Work has already begun across Government to unlock the potential of sport, culture and the arts in terms of preventative health. As I said in my response to the previous question, the evidence is clear. Groundbreaking…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
I thank the Member for that contribution. I'm so pleased that we are seeing a consensus across the Senedd about the importance of this. There have been a number of grass-roots sports questions that have come through for this session, and I feel heartened to…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Across Wales, £34 million is being invested in sport through Sport Wales, but, as I outlined in my priorities statement last week, more work needs to be done to understand the level of investment that is required to invest in grass-roots sports in all corners…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Thank you for that question. You have a Minister here who is willing, unlike previous Ministers, to acknowledge that there is a crisis in these sectors and who is determined to get to grips with those issues. We've been very clear that we need to understand…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
I would like to remind the Member that this was a supplementary budget. Obviously, the first full budget of a Plaid Cymru Government will be later this year. I look forward to the scrutiny from the Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee on that…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Thank you for the question. Unfortunately, previous Ministers hadn't done that work, so I've had to begin that work from scratch and I can't give you that exact figure. But what I will commit to is that once I have all of that information available in terms…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Thank you, Mike, for those questions. I'm glad to hear you're an advocate for team sports. I have noticed your ties over the years, where you support different clubs and so on and make that known, which is great to see. I think the key thing in terms of this…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
I would hope that the fact that we're talking about this—I've had fewer than 40 days as a Minister and I've already had those discussions and been very clear on where we want to get to—would provide the assurance that the Member is seeking that this is a…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Thank you. That's exactly it: we're having those conversations now. I've already had a bilateral meeting with the Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language, because, yes, you're right to identify that investment, but if you can't access them after…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
I thank the spokesperson for that question, and also thank him for the support for our swimming policy. An important element of that is swimming, yes, but also water safety, because we also know that people don't just swim in water, but there are water…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Thank you. Yes, this is an extremely important point, and that's the exact vision that I set out last week. What we do must be entirely inclusive. When I was an opposition spokesperson, I challenged these major events and asked what the real legacy is. What…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
I thank the Member for raising those very important points. As I mentioned in my initial response, and my response last week, we need to ensure that the investment that we make is entirely inclusive, and that's been a clear message in the conversations that I…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Thank you to the Member for raising those really, really crucially important points. As you will have heard last week, we've committed to a facilities review, and that is to ensure that we understand what barriers are currently in place to stop people from…
