5. Urgent Question: Sport Wales

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:23 pm on 29 March 2017.

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Photo of Mr Simon Thomas Mr Simon Thomas Plaid Cymru 4:23, 29 March 2017

I just have one specific question about the current governance of Sport Wales. This is not meant as a criticism of the individual concerned, who has been a work colleague of mine in the past, and I respect him very much, but I am concerned that we have a public body now that has an interim chair, but this interim chair is actually going on—in your written statement—for at least the rest of this year. Now, that is not in line with best practice in terms of appointing the chairs, the Nolan principles and appointments and standards in public life. I suggest that it’s not right that a public body that’s disbursing £20 million of public money a year has a chair who hasn’t gone and hasn’t been appointed through that process. So, what assurances can you give me and the Chamber and outside bodies that you will appoint a chair for Sport Wales through the regular process as soon as possible?