, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Annual scrutiny session with Sport Wales
Thank you, Chair. I just want to come back very, very quickly to your funding model. Now, my understanding is that your funding model relies heavily on data and evidence when determining investment. How do you make sure that that doesn't actually create a…
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Thank you, Chair.
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
There is a risk, of course, that young people who learn Welsh at school will not have opportunities to use the language as they move into further education, for example, or higher education, or become apprentices perhaps. What is the Government doing to…
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
And will that picture become clearer, therefore, following this assessment?
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Do you, as a Government, know how many additional teachers are required to ensure that we reach that target, or is that work ongoing as well?
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
And, of course, perhaps the availability of teachers and other education professionals who can teach through the medium of Welsh is the biggest barrier to expanding Welsh-medium education. What is your assessment of the size of that gap in the workforce, and…
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
You mentioned that the work, of course, is ongoing now. When will that work come to an end and you will really know what sort of capacity is required?
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
But you don't know currently how many additional places you need in Welsh-medium schools in order to meet that need. You don't know at the moment in terms of that capacity.
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Thank you, Chair. I want to ask some questions on education through the medium of Welsh. Now you, as a Government, have said that you want to increase the proportion of children who receive Welsh-medium education and have committed to ensuring that half of…
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
If I could come in and refer to something that the Minister said earlier. You referred to your consultation earlier and that you are going to be setting targets as a Government, to ensure that you achieve what you want to achieve as a Government. Could you…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, continuing on the theme of trains, I'd like to request a statement from the Deputy Minister for Transport on the delivery of rail services in west Wales. I'm regularly contacted by constituents from across Ceredigion Penfro who express concerns…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
I'm asking your opinion.
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
You see, many people across Wales will find it difficult to understand why Ministers appear powerless to act when there is overwhelming public concern about major service changes that could significantly affect access to healthcare. Therefore, Counsel…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
Diolch, Lywydd. Counsel General, I want to return to the issue raised by the Member for Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd and ask some further questions around what the Welsh Government can do to intervene and stop service reconfiguration decisions taken by local health…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, I believe that the Welsh Government's healthcare priorities for Ceredigion Penfro must be to protect essential health services at its hospitals so that patients do not have to travel further afield for treatment. Now, over the years, my…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
2. What are the Welsh Government's healthcare priorities for Ceredigion Penfro for the next twelve months? OQ64479
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Finance
Cabinet Minister, yesterday's announcement of a 30 per cent cut in business rates for some of the smallest hospitality accommodation and leisure venues is certainly a welcome step forward. However, there is plenty more that the Welsh Government can do to…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Finance
2. How is the Welsh Government using its financial levers to support the tourism industry in Ceredigion Penfro? OQ64430
, Plenary
Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
I'm grateful for that response. Of course, at the other end of the spectrum, it's vital that the Welsh Government is building a pipeline of sporting talent, and that, of course, means investing in sports facilities across the country. The financial challenges…
, Plenary
Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Diolch, Ddirprwy Lywydd. Cabinet Minister, this summer has showcased some amazing international athletics. For the first time ever, the European Athletics Championships came to Great Britain, and there was, of course, the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, which…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, I'd like to request a statement from the Welsh Government on the availability of non-emergency hospital transport. I've received significant representations from constituents over the summer who have been left without transport to take them to…
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session
Diolch, Gadeirydd.
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session
So, you don't accept that figure at this stage.
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session
Can I just come in on that, because I think a previous report by the previous Welsh Government suggested that once this would be set up, it would cost £700,000 to £800,000. Do you accept that figure?
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session
Diolch, Gadeirydd.
