17 April 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
One day inquiry into the development of post-16 Welsh language provision: evidence session with National Centre for Learning Welsh
And as you make those projections, looking at the funding and other resources that you have, do you feel that you have everything that's required to ensure that you can meet that demand?
17 April 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
One day inquiry into the development of post-16 Welsh language provision: evidence session with National Centre for Learning Welsh
That's great to hear. What do you think that demand will be in the future? How will you measure that to see what's going to happen in the future?
17 April 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
One day inquiry into the development of post-16 Welsh language provision: evidence session with National Centre for Learning Welsh
Thank you. I was reading the research last night, and one thing that stood out to me, and I want to check, is: 'Between 2021-22 and 2022-23, the Centre has seen an 11% increase in unique learners'. That's mad, I have to say. Why?
17 April 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
One-day inquiry into the development of post-16 Welsh language provision: evidence session with post-16 education and training organisations
Chair, just really quickly—apologies time-wise—one of the primary reasons you're finding that people are perhaps doing a course in English that they could otherwise do in Welsh is that—what did you say—the kind of culture of living in a more English-language…
17 April 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
One-day inquiry into the development of post-16 Welsh language provision: evidence session with post-16 education and training organisations
Picking up on that final point you made there Lisa, which I think is important, where you've got that data around people who speak Welsh coming on to do a course, are you able to drill down into where you might have a Welsh speaker who might be doing a course…
17 April 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
One-day inquiry into the development of post-16 Welsh language provision: evidence session with post-16 education and training organisations
Diolch yn fawr. Maybe I used the wrong word, 'demand', in the first question, because I think the discussion has shown that is probably not the right way to look at it. But in terms of measuring that—for want of a better word—demand, or unmet demand, what…
17 April 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
One-day inquiry into the development of post-16 Welsh language provision: evidence session with post-16 education and training organisations
—and it's about understanding, I suppose, the nuance of that. How can we better reflect that, then, in how that then drives demand, because their offer is going to be very different, I imagine, in both areas?
17 April 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
One-day inquiry into the development of post-16 Welsh language provision: evidence session with post-16 education and training organisations
It's a really interesting discussion, which I'm trying not to drill down too much into, but I'm interested in what you said earlier about Bridgend College, obviously in my region. I imagine that that sales pitch, if you like, of wanting to do those courses…
17 April 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
One-day inquiry into the development of post-16 Welsh language provision: evidence session with post-16 education and training organisations
Did Lisa want to add anything?
17 April 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
One-day inquiry into the development of post-16 Welsh language provision: evidence session with post-16 education and training organisations
Okay, thanks. Does anybody else want to come in?
17 April 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
One-day inquiry into the development of post-16 Welsh language provision: evidence session with post-16 education and training organisations
Diolch yn fawr. We've spoken about the change in culture, I suppose, in terms of the cultural demand for the service provided here. But I'm curious about the provision, I guess, tying off the back of Llyr's question. Where you see that increase in demand, are…
16 April 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, in December last year Bridgend County Borough Council said that they'd experienced a significant increase in people waiting on the common housing register; it had risen by 200 per cent since 2019-20. And in the report, the council listed…
20 March 2024 , Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1367, 'Fund the removal of quarry rocks and the restoration of sand and groynes to Llandudno North Shore'
It's a pleasure for me to take part in this petitions debate. Last summer, as the Welsh Conservative shadow Minister for tourism, I visited Llandudno North Shore with the constituency Member for Aberconwy, Janet Finch-Saunders. Janet invited me on that visit…
20 March 2024 , Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): National collections
Can I thank Heledd Fychan for bringing this debate forward today, and in particular for her commitment to bringing this debate forward in a cross-party way, and working together on some of the wording and the language, which I know is often sometimes…
20 March 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Can I thank Sioned Williams for tabling this question on the health needs of disabled people and how they are supported in Wales? At one of my community surgeries recently, a disabled individual came, and their disability involves them being in a wheelchair…
20 March 2024 , Plenary
Nomination of the First Minister under Standing Order 8
Andrew R.T. Davies.
19 March 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I thank very much the First Minister for his answer and wish him well personally on whatever comes next, and thank him for all his efforts whilst he's been in office. I know the First Minister has said publicly he doesn't tend to enjoy First Minister's…
19 March 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
3. Will the First Minister provide an update on speed limit restrictions within Wales? OQ60887
14 March 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Culture and the new relationship with the EU: Evidence session with Brexit experts (7)
Okay, thank you. And then, finally, you've talked about the kind of best outcomes for the sector already in terms of mobility, and that was the word that's come through in your evidence so far. What are the other kinds of best outcomes you would hope for for…
14 March 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Culture and the new relationship with the EU: Evidence session with Brexit experts (7)
Thank you. We were having a discussion in our last evidence session about the growth, if you like, in the UK cultural sector plc, the increase in the number of people working in the cultural sector post Brexit, the increase in big productions like Barbie…
14 March 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Culture and the new relationship with the EU: Evidence session with Brexit experts (7)
Thank you very much. A question to both of you: in your view, what opportunities do the new arrangements offer?
14 March 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Culture and the new relationship with the European Union: Evidence session with Member of the European Parliament Committee on Culture and Education (6)
Just for clarity—I won't come back on a further point—the tax breaks I was referring to were announced in last week's budget and don't relate to COVID. But that's fine. Just for a point of clarity. No further questions.
14 March 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Culture and the new relationship with the European Union: Evidence session with Member of the European Parliament Committee on Culture and Education (6)
Thank you. And I don't totally disagree with you that there is more to the creative sector than just the economics of it. I accept that point. However, the economics are pretty clear. And you talk about people in the European Union having roles that would…
14 March 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Culture and the new relationship with the European Union: Evidence session with Member of the European Parliament Committee on Culture and Education (6)
Yes.
14 March 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Culture and the new relationship with the European Union: Evidence session with Member of the European Parliament Committee on Culture and Education (6)
Thank you, and thank you very much, Laurence, for coming here today to speak with us. Obviously, we've heard the negativity, I guess, from your perspective, in terms of what the cultural sector in the UK is looking like post Brexit, but the creative…
