<p>Leisure Centres across Mid and West Wales</p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:34 pm on 8 November 2016.

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Photo of Mr Simon Thomas Mr Simon Thomas Plaid Cymru 1:34, 8 November 2016

(Translated)

It’s difficult to see how we can achieve the objectives of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 if young people, and people more generally, in our communities cannot access leisure centres, and specifically swimming pools, as swimming is part of the national curriculum. As has just been mentioned, the school council at Knighton school have written to me and many other Members, expressing their disappointment, in a border town that is a long way from other towns, that they should be losing such an important resource. I welcome the fact that you have said that this resource should be kept open. They have had a better financial settlement, partly because of the agreement between Plaid Cymru and the Labour Government. So, what can you as a Government do to provide specific advice to Powys County Council on the possibility of moving this resource into the community’s hands, because it is clear that the community does treasure the resource and wants to keep it open?