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Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, relationships and sexuality education, RSE, is mandatory for every learner aged three to 16, and, bizarrely, no Government opt-out is available for parents wishing to withdraw their children. That places an exceptional duty on your Government…
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Questions to the First Minister
11. What support did the Welsh Government provide to schools to deliver the Curriculum for Wales during its first 100 days in office? OQ64475
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session
Okay, I'll try and get it in just so it's on record. With the WRU, what conversations have you had with the WRU regarding the movement from four teams? There are three that they seem set on. They haven't published why or how or anything like that, and there's…
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session
I know Mike Hedges wants to talk about this as well; he's welcome to come in after me. I want to talk about the Welsh Rugby Union and movement from—
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session
Again, I think that part of this is, once you get somebody in to Wales for an event, keeping them here, because they'll stay and they'll spend money. And again, it's how many hotel beds you've got around the area. And again, probably selfishly, I'd also like…
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session
Again, I can't disagree with what you've said there. What I would like to see is a pathway to that, so you start bidding on the lower level but you see that that's building up because we want to bid in the future for that. So, when you're making a case and…
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session
Again, I make the declaration that my background for the last 15 years has been major events. So, when you look at the major events calendar, have you had a think or a piece of work happening, as in I understand that there are probably some challenges around…
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session
Okay, thank you.
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session
And then we can obviously hold you to account, whether you've kept to that budget, and then also we can judge it against what your output will be from it, as in that it will protect Welsh broadcasting.
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session
Just so I'm clear, out of that £45,000, we're going to get the full scope of it and get an idea of how much the whole thing will cost.
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session
I just want to bounce off what Louise Emery was saying. It kind of came across that there would be a cost to this, there would be an ultimate cost. With the establishment of a new broadcasting authority, have we got any idea of what that would cost?…
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session
Okay.
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session
That's actually a really good point. Are you actually commissioning a study into what all this brings, whether it's culture, whether it's sport—they probably should be split out a little bit—as in how much this actually does bring into the Welsh economy, and…
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session
Would you say that this contemporary art gallery is very much based on whether you do get private investors coming in, philanthropic investors coming in, whether the future of it is based around that—obviously because you've got a lot of expenses in just…
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session
I think there was some sort of suggestion that it could be self-sustaining, but I think there was a lot of pushback on that it would actually be self-sustaining. How do you see that playing out? Is that your view, that you could see it as some sort of…
, Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session
You've actually touched on a little bit of my question. You've talked about lack of resources, you've talked about cultural priorities, and, again, it is a little bit about the maintenance, the backlogs that are currently out there. But also there's a…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, can I request an answer on the Welsh Government's programme for identifying and eliminating waste spending across departments? As this Plaid Cymru Government continues to look down the back of every departmental sofa in search of the money needed to…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Thank you, Minister. I'm glad to hear it's so full. Your published ministerial responsibilities include official statistics, including the census, social research and the national survey for Wales. Effective government depends on understanding how Wales is…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
1. What measures is the Welsh Government using to assess the effectiveness of Government across departments? OQ64378
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Reform UK Debate: The tourism sector
I'm going to echo some of the things we've heard already today, but with a slightly different take. So, first off, tourism is one of Wales's greatest success stories. It does support around 159,000 jobs—almost one in every eight in Wales. Millions of visitors…
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care: Health and care winter 2026-27 preparedness
Cabinet Minister, again, I echo my colleague's thoughts. Thank you again for your early statement and your ambitions and expectations. When you addressed the Siambr a few weeks ago, you said that the NHS had reached one of the most precarious points in its…
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Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, every Government says it's committed to economic growth, but the reality is that economic success depends on stability, clear priorities and measurable delivery rather than general commitments. I welcome your comments on the green economy…
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Statement by the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport: Priorities for Culture and Sport
Thank you, Llywydd. Minister, congratulations and thank you for your statement. I'd like to declare an interest. I've spent many years staging major events, major international events, so this is something very close to my heart. While noting the audits, the…
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Questions to the First Minister
I'd like to thank the Member for raising this important question. First Minister, in Reform we know the importance of supporting local Welsh business, especially in my constituency of Gŵyr Abertawe. Wales is a nation of small businesses, yet too few Welsh…
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Nomination of the First Minister under Standing Order 8
Dan Thomas.
