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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Our vision as a Government is for everyone to have fair access and opportunity to participate in sport. Through Sport Wales, we will continue to fund Disability Sport Wales to help turn this vision into reality. There is a cross-governmental commitment to…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Thank you. I'm aware that a number of those questions relate to the responsibilities of the Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh language, but what is different in terms of this Government is that we are collaborating as Ministers, and that I am very…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
I thank the Member for that question. Certainly, I do agree with that. Wales's history and Wales have been enriched by the fact that we do have a tradition of people making their homes here and then becoming an integral part of our community. I saw a video…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
I thank the Member for that question. I think you raise an incredibly important point there in terms of our heritage, our history and, perhaps, the lack of learning that there has been of that history and heritage. The fact that anyone thinks that Owain…
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Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
In my priorities statement last week, I outlined my vision and my ambition for Wales to become a cultural and sporting powerhouse, with the Welsh language and our heritage central to that. Ensuring equity in terms of access, representation and participation…
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Business Statement and Announcement
I refer the Member to previous comments made, that the commitment of the Welsh Government is clear in terms of following the legal advice, and I would refer her to previous statements.
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Business Statement and Announcement
We are certainly not grateful for not having what Wales deserves. Let's be very clear on that. On that, I would hope that we would be united as a Senedd, because Wales has been underfunded. That is common knowledge, it's acknowledged, and yet we are treated…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Well, may I thank the Member for raising the issue?
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Business Statement and Announcement
Could I thank the Member for raising this issue? I don't know whether the Member was present when the Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language made her priorities statement last week, where there were commitments made in terms of the work that…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Well, may I thank the Member for raising such an important issue, and for being open in sharing his own personal experience too? This is clearly an issue that each and every one of us will have come across in casework, and that there are strong feelings…
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Business Statement and Announcement
I will note that the Member who raised the matter is aware of the ministerial code, and this Government has ensured, and always ensures, that Members are aware of all announcements by the Government in accordance with that code. Certainly, in terms of…
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Business Statement and Announcement
I thank the Member for raising this issue. Many of those who were in the sixth Senedd will know that this is a subject I campaigned on, and indeed many Members on a cross-party basis, because of that strong feeling within our communities and the genuine…
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Business Statement and Announcement
I thank the Member for raising that issue. Clearly, you are in communication with the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, and I would ask you to continue with that dialogue. Clearly, you have a right to a response to a question and a written response. The…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Can I thank the Member for raising that very important issue and continuing to campaign on an issue that is important to many people? I'm sure that we've all been greatly affected when we see headlines where things go wrong and people lose their lives…
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Business Statement and Announcement
If I may move to this week's Senedd business, an oral statement has been added to today's agenda on delivering our priorities, reducing waiting times and strengthening primary care. Draft business for the next three weeks is set out on the business statement…
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Business Statement and Announcement
I want to make Members aware of a major incident in Kidwelly following a report of a collision involving a bus on the A484 near the Kidwelly roundabout. Emergency services are on the scene and members of the public are asked to stay away from the area until…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you, Llywydd, and thank you also for your permission to make a brief statement at the beginning of this session.
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Statement by the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport: Priorities for Culture and Sport
I thank the Member for that important question. Members who were here in the sixth Senedd will be aware that this was an issue that I was very interested in and I questioned the last Government on it, because it was frustrating for me. There was a focus on…
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Statement by the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport: Priorities for Culture and Sport
Well, thank you for those points, and the answer I would give is that that's exactly the work we are doing, so that you have transparency, that I'm held to account, but also, hopefully, we see progress in these areas. Let me be clear: we have not held this…
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Statement by the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport: Priorities for Culture and Sport
Thank you, James. Certainly, there's common ground here and I'm keen to work with every Member who has an interest here. Because you will have seen that when I mentioned this initially there was criticism and I think a lack of understanding from people about…
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Statement by the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport: Priorities for Culture and Sport
I thank the Member. I'm very happy to have further conversations outside of this Chamber in order to hear her ideas. Certainly, that's why looking at the situation on the ground is important, not just within our national institutions, but the situation on the…
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Statement by the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport: Priorities for Culture and Sport
Could I thank the Member for those very important comments? I will give this commitment to the Senedd now: I respect the arm's-length principle. That hasn't always happened, and we have to be clear about that, in terms of Governments of the past. The…
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Statement by the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport: Priorities for Culture and Sport
Could I thank the Member for that contribution and welcome him to his scrutiny role as well? I'm pleased that you do recognise in that contribution the weakness of the last set of priorities for culture and that the creative industries weren't part of it…
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Statement by the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport: Priorities for Culture and Sport
I thank the Member for that response. It was very good to hear the Welsh language used there. I look forward to seeing you at the National Eisteddfod. I am asking Members to reimagine what the arts and sports look like with a Government that appreciates their…
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Statement by the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport: Priorities for Culture and Sport
I was pleased to announce the Arts Council of Wales's £8 million capital fund to support arts organisations with their infrastructure needs this year. This has been supported by significant audit work to establish needs and priorities, and the work of…
