9 January 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
4. What is the Welsh Government's strategy for improving educational outcomes? OQ60477
13 December 2023 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives' Debate: Agriculture
I'm just wondering, obviously, with Christmas on the horizon, people are looking at that Christmas turkey, and they'll often go to the local butchers to fulfil that function. I wonder whether you agree with me that people should be visiting their local…
13 December 2023 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives' Debate: Agriculture
Will the Member take an intervention?
13 December 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
Diolch yn fawr iawn, Dirprwy Lywydd. I accept the arguments in favour of the hybrid proceedings here in the Senedd, but I do think the public send us here. They expect us to be here in Cardiff Bay. You've obviously been elected, Llywydd, far longer than I…
13 December 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
To bring this question back to Senedd elections, which is what the tabled question initially submitted was about, I'm concerned, as my party has been for a long time, about the Welsh Government's plans as they relate to the reform of the Senedd: the increase…
13 December 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Minister, in the First Minister's resignation statement to the media this morning, he mentioned a number of legislative priorities that he would have for the remainder of his term as First Minister. One of the things we didn't hear was a new Warm Homes…
12 December 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Escalation and Intervention Arrangements for Maternity and Neonatal Services in Swansea Bay University Health Board
Minister, I just wanted to follow up on a couple of points that Russell George made in his contribution. There's obviously been a degree of confusion about the prior reports that have taken place into maternity services at the Swansea university health board…
6 December 2023 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Road freight transport strategy
Diolch yn fawr, Dirprwy Lywydd. I thank all Members who contributed to today's debate, but I will say I'm a little bit disappointed, Dirprwy Lywydd, that no Labour backbenchers chose to participate in this debate and there was only one contributor from Plaid…
6 December 2023 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Museum Wales - Autumn 2023
Diolch yn fawr.
6 December 2023 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Museum Wales - Autumn 2023
Thank you. I'm glad to hear that you've a degree of confidence that something like that would not happen again. You've already touched on this question, but what operational changes, if any, are you making following the publication of the Audit Wales report?
6 December 2023 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Museum Wales - Autumn 2023
Okay. I understand that. Do you think that you had a clean bill of health on how you conducted matters, looking back at it?
6 December 2023 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Museum Wales - Autumn 2023
Thank you. Regarding the recent senior staffing changes, do you agree with the description in the museum's 2023 board minutes that, and I quote, 'the Museum had received a clean bill of health on how we have conducted matters'?
6 December 2023 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Museum Wales - Autumn 2023
Diolch. What impact has the senior personnel issues at the museum had on the delivery of the museum's policies?
6 December 2023 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
Thank you.
6 December 2023 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
And finally for me, would there be merit in national companies being directly funded by the Welsh Government, like, for example, the national museum and the library, rather than through the arts council?
6 December 2023 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
Yes, in the context of opera.
6 December 2023 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
Thank you. You mentioned that it was important to have a national opera company with quality at its core. I think that was what you said, Dafydd. To what extent do you think the decisions you’ve made as an arts council make that more difficult to achieve?
6 December 2023 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
After cutting funding to Mid Wales Opera and reducing funding for the Welsh National Opera, what is your vision for opera in Wales?
6 December 2023 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
Thanks. I think there's loads more to go into here, but, in the interests of time, I'll just ask this: what happens if this review recommends establishing a national theatre in the English language?
6 December 2023 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
Thank you. In answer to the question Llyr posed there, you mentioned that the review into English language theatre was triggered and prompted, if you like by—I'm trying to paraphrase here—the wider health of the sector as it came through the investment review…
6 December 2023 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
That's helpful. Can you let us know when you think that review into English-language theatre will be complete?
6 December 2023 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
Thank you. I understand the position you're in, in terms of the further work that you will need to do on this topic, and obviously I wouldn't want to prejudice that. But trying to get an understanding of why the decision was taken for the review—and your…
6 December 2023 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
Thank you. Why did you cut funding to the national theatre before a planned review into English-language theatre?
29 November 2023 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
HSBC UK Welsh Service Line: evidence session with HSBC UK
There aren't many branches left.
29 November 2023 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
HSBC UK Welsh Service Line: evidence session with HSBC UK
And finally, would you be happy to share the outcome of that review, where appropriate, with us?
