, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Thank you.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Thank you. If I may just ask a final question for now, from me. We're obviously in a period now where the culture strategy is being consulted upon, the money had been repurposed to protect jobs rather than for the delivery of the cultural strategy for this…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Thank you for that clarity. Of course, you mentioned earlier in terms of the education aspect. Celf ar y Cyd as an educational resource is wonderful as well. I just wonder, in terms of those discussions, I presume what you're hoping is that there may be…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
—are ongoing. But in terms of staffing, obviously, we've heard from unions in terms of their concern at the national library, the royal commission, the national museum, as well as throughout local museums and local libraries in Wales. So, can you perhaps…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Okay, thank you. It's just helpful to have that clarity. You said you'd return to the revenue aspect. I wonder if you can clarify to us—you've got the capital aspect in terms of improvements, but in terms of revenue funding, and obviously it's a very serious…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Diolch yn fawr iawn. I note in your statement this morning as well that £0.5 million has been allocated for local independent museums and archives. Can I ask in terms of what will be that process? Have you identified projects for those, or is it a fund being…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Thank you.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Can I ask for a point of clarification as well? On this museum for north Wales, it's quite confusing, the evidence we've had about this since the Senedd election in 2021. My understanding was that the museum for north Wales was the redevelopment of the…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Yes, thank you, Chair. If I may, obviously, it's breaking news for us, just before the committee started this morning, in terms of that reprioritisation of budget. Can you outline to us what's not going ahead, then? Where has the funding come from? And can…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, I just wanted to correct something I said to you last week about fake stamps. I wanted to inform everyone that there is a process at the moment where people aren't being charged for fake stamps while the Post Office looks into this. It turns out…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
We’re very fortunate today as we have the youth parliament of Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Evan James with us, which is the closest Welsh school to the Eisteddfod field. I know that they've been preparing bunting, banners, and are hugely excited to have the…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Thank you for that response. Constituents in the Vale of Glamorgan who currently receive breastfeeding support services are very concerned to hear that the health board intends to close one breastfeeding support group and withdraw specialist health visitor…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
4. Will the Welsh Government provide an update on the all-Wales breastfeeding plan? OQ61390
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, I'd like to request a statement, please, from the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice. Now, I know, in terms of Royal Mail, that that is not devolved, but the Cabinet Secretary does have the lead responsibility for monitoring the Post…
, Plenary
Short Debate: Protecting communities from the impact of quarrying for minerals: Why Craig yr Hesg Quarry must close
Councillor Doug Williams, the councillor for Glyncoch ward, further stated, 'I have researched air quality and the WHO air quality targets are exceeded across local postcodes. There are higher levels of cancers and poor health in my ward, which is one of the…
, Plenary
Short Debate: Protecting communities from the impact of quarrying for minerals: Why Craig yr Hesg Quarry must close
Diolch, Llywydd. Well, I'm pleased to have the opportunity to present this short debate today, and I will be giving Vikki Howells and Joel James a minute of my time. Chwarel Craig yr Hesg is a quarry on the outskirts of Pontypridd and directly next to the…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Wales and the next UK Government
Thank you, and I think that reflects what Adam Price was saying about redefining that relationship. This isn't just headline grabbing on getting rid of the Secretary of State of Wales's role; it's actually having that grown-up conversation about what does…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Wales and the next UK Government
Mark Isherwood made the point that we've had cross-party support for HS2, but I fail to understand why, then, that links to the defence of the Secretary of State. After all, they’ve failed to deliver that consequential for Wales, so surely your point…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Wales and the next UK Government
Thank you, Llywydd, and thank you to everyone who has contributed to this debate.
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Wales and the next UK Government
Not at all. If you look at the motion in detail, we talk about transferring the power to the Welsh Government, so there would be more than one person making that decision, and we here in the Senedd, including yourself, would have a voice in terms of that…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Wales and the next UK Government
However, as became apparent in a recent S4C interview with the widely expected next Secretary of State for Wales, this is not a guarantee, in any shape or form. And as her words clearly demonstrated, the glaring and entrenched imbalances of power continue to…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Wales and the next UK Government
Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. Given that this year marks 25 years of devolution, it provides an opportunity to look back at the past quarter of a century but also to look ahead. In looking back, it’s impossible not to think about the impact of the Conservatives’…
, Plenary
Debate on Petition P-06-1437, 'Increase, don’t cut, funding for the National Library, Amgueddfa Cymru and the Royal Commission'
Thank you very much for taking an intervention. Would you accept, though, that their ability to income-generate is being limited? We've heard examples of staff being lost if the canteen is closed or if you're not able to welcome as many visitors. Is there not…
, Plenary
Debate on Petition P-06-1437, 'Increase, don’t cut, funding for the National Library, Amgueddfa Cymru and the Royal Commission'
If we are to truly value culture, then we must take action and ensure the cuts are reversed. The amount needed is minimal in terms of the Welsh Government's overall budget, but the impact is far reaching. Let's make today's debate a kick start to further…
, Plenary
Debate on Petition P-06-1437, 'Increase, don’t cut, funding for the National Library, Amgueddfa Cymru and the Royal Commission'
We're also aware of the impact on our national library, with prominent members of staff having left and services already restricted. Losing these positions has an impact not only on the library's work, but on the local economy in Ceredigion. Therefore, I urge…
