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Thank you. Are there any questions or anything to add? Steffan.
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Thank you very much. Just following up from that question on the free swimming lessons, evidently, that is being introduced from September onwards in some local authorities for children in years 4 and 5. What is the likely timeline in terms of expanding that…
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Diolch. Rebeca Phillips.
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Paul Davies.
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Niamh Salkeld.
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Diolch yn fawr. Steven Rodaway.
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Thank you very much. Any other Members want to come in? Nick Carter.
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Thank you very much. You've already referred to the cuts and, perhaps, underinvestment that there's been in culture and sport by previous Governments, leaving the sector in a very vulnerable position. Can you explain whether that ambition of increasing…
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Thank you. Thank you very much. I do have a few questions following on from the comments that you've just made. In terms of participation, in practical terms, how will the Government ensure that the consultation and the strategy reach those people who perhaps…
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Thank you very much. I'll invite other Members to ask questions to the Minister. Is there anyone—? Yes, Paul. Thank you very much.
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Thank you very much, and thank you once again for the written evidence for this session. I'll just start with an opening question before opening up the floor to the rest of the Members. Your written evidence for our session today describes the Government's…
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Thank you very much to you all, and welcome. Minister, before we move into questions from Members, I'd like to invite you to make a short opening statement. Thanks.
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Welcome, everyone, to the ministerial scrutiny session with the Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport, Heledd Fychan. Welcome. Today is an opportunity for the committee to hold its first scrutiny session with the new Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport in…
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Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Welcome to today's meeting of the Culture, Communications, Cymraeg and Sport Committee. The position of Chair of this committee is shared between me and Lis McLean MS, and I will be chairing the meeting today. The public items of this meeting are being…
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Business Statement and Announcement
I'd like to ask for a statement from the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability on the major fire in the Sychnant pass area on Conwy mountain over the weekend. I'm pleased now that the severity of the incident has been reduced by the fire…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, First Minister, for that response. As one with direct recent experience of the impact that childcare costs can have on family budgets, I was so pleased to stand on a manifesto that committed to introducing a transformational childcare scheme. I'm…
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Questions to the First Minister
9. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to expand the childcare scheme for two-year-olds and to fully introduce the scheme throughout Wales? OQ64411
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Welsh Language Priorities
Thank you for today's heartening statement. It's great to hear about the work that's ongoing. Thank you, Cabinet Minister. I'm pleased to see Plaid Cymru's commitment to extending the Welsh language standards regime to include UK Government bodies and…
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting
We can move on to the next item, namely item 3, a motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. I therefore invite the committee to resolve to exclude the public from the rest of the meeting to…
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Committee remit
Are there any further questions or comments? Thank you very much. I see that all Members are content.
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I think that that summary will come in the next part of the meeting in terms of the organisations. But certainly, as Robin the researcher has just raised, it is possible for the committee to invite other organisations as part of our inquiries if it is an…
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Are Members therefore content to note the remit of the committee? Are there any further questions? Lis.
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Thank you very much, Louise.
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I think Robin—
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We'll move on, therefore, to the second item. Would anybody like to make any comments on the record regarding the committee remit? You'll see from the papers that the remit is noted in detail. Are there any questions regarding the committee's remit? No…