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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
8. What measures is the Welsh Government taking to reduce the risk of floods in South Wales Central, considering the impacts of climate change and recent devastating floods across Europe? OQ61845
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
Thank you for that response. Clearly, the concern is that perhaps this decision by the Chancellor didn't take into account the broader implications of this increase, because clearly, it's in the face of cuts to budgets, too. So, I know you're talking about a…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
Thank you. It will be very beneficial, and I hope that you can put that case forward, because you too, I'm sure, will have received a whole host of communications from third sector organisations who are extremely concerned about the situation. Last week, I…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
Thank you, Llywydd. Cabinet Secretary, if I may return to some points that you made a little earlier in your response to Andrew R.T. Davies, just in terms of national insurance specifically, you mentioned the ONS definition, and that there was a possibility…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. It's good to know that you do meet so regularly, and, clearly, I'm sure that local authority leaders will have emphasised to you the fact that they are hugely concerned about their ability to provide social care services…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
1. What discussions has the Cabinet Secretary had with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government about ensuring that Welsh local authorities receive sufficient funding to continue to deliver services? OQ61844
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Thank you.
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Yes, apologies. Also, can we—? In terms of the correspondence from Swim Wales, we referred to a number of the points raised in that correspondence in this session, but I do think it would be good if the Cabinet Secretary with responsibility for education were…
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Happy to note. I think that the number of pieces of correspondence we've received from the publishing industry, and also the publicity given to this issue—. I note that we have a letter from Y Lolfa in particular, and perhaps you've seen items on the news…
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Diolch.
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Thank you. I'm sure you appreciate that there are some things we haven't been able to reach today. I wonder if you'd be content that we do write further to you. I just wanted to, finally, ask in terms of the publishing industry—we've received a number of…
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
I have. Lesley Griffiths, when she was briefly in role, had started discussions with Cabinet colleagues around trying to secure additional funding. Is that something that you will do?
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Just on Swim Wales, I would be grateful if you could provide further information. Because, Steffan, you mentioned earlier in terms of facilities, and one of the things that Swim Wales were saying was in terms of the risk of 30 per cent of or up to 150…
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Thank you. I think Carolyn Thomas wanted to come in specifically on swimming.
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Yes.
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
We've had those; it's to understand—
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
In terms of the £5 million, I appreciate that you don't have a complete breakdown now of how that's been spent. Once you do have a clearer picture, is that something that you could provide to the committee, because one of the things I think we'd be keen to…
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
I think we understand that, and I agree with you, they have been of extremely high quality, some of those exhibitions. I think it’s understanding the demographics and the impact, and understanding what the pattern has been over the past decade. Also, I’m very…
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
But if I may, just on that specific point, you fund free entry to national museums, it's a Welsh Government policy. Do you have a view in terms of the continuation of that policy? Do you have a definition of what free entry is?
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Diolch. If I may just ask in terms of participation, then, because, obviously one element is in terms of income generation, but when we look at the future generations Act and some of the Welsh Government's priorities, it's about ensuring equity of access to…
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Obviously, I know there's some good news, but we've also heard about the very significant backlog in terms of the national museum estate—£100 million—and we've heard warnings as a committee in terms of what that future looks like. So, there's a £3.2 million…
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Thank you.
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Thank you.
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Further on that point, what has the Welsh Government been doing to support local authorities in these key areas of culture and sport? Also, looking specifically at local museums, the Welsh Government commissioned a review that was published in 2015—the local…
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
—and no strategy by the Welsh Government.
