Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children – in the Senedd at 2:44 pm on 1 February 2017.
Cabinet Secretary, it’s often said that play is the work of children, but, in deprived areas, many children just do not have access to safe playing areas. A generation or so ago, they would often have played on the street. Even that is now not an option. And, you’re right—the Welsh Government has a really good record in this area. But I think one weakness is perhaps that it hasn’t got to the planning stage where we look at the provision of play areas, and particularly in those deprived areas, and, where they’re absent, we plan for them. There are ways of doing this, but they require innovation and determination.