Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education – in the Senedd at 1:41 pm on 22 March 2017.
My memory, Darren, of those days when Gordon Brown was bringing the G20 together to rescue the western economy was that the Conservative Party sat opposite, where you are today, like goldfish mouthing nothing in response. Let me say this—[Interruption.] Let me say this: the report from the Wales Audit Office is an important report and I’m disappointed that you’ve chosen not to refer to it in your questions this afternoon. Had you referred to it and read it, then what you would understand is that we do have institutions facing financial challenges—and I don’t make any bones about that—but are in robust health, particularly when you compare that with the situation across the border, and I think that’s a valid comparison to make.
Let me say this: we understand the situation with Welsh-medium education. My colleague the Cabinet Secretary established a group to look at that last summer. It will report this summer and we will take that forward. We have delivered additional resources for further education. We will continue to protect, as far as we can, further education, and when we’re protecting them, we’ll protect them from a Government that you support across the border in England.