The Health Sector and the Leisure and Sport Sector

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:03 pm on 12 December 2017.

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Photo of Angela Burns Angela Burns Conservative 2:03, 12 December 2017

First Minister, I listened to your initial answer to John Griffiths. I absolutely accept, and it was very clear during the public health Bill process, that Ministers are acutely aware of the need to improve our health and well-being by using sport and leisure. However, there is still a woeful level of interaction between those who are responsible for the commissioning of sport and leisure in order to provide these services and those who are responsible for driving the health and well-being agenda. I know what you say about Public Health Wales and Sports Wales. However, I would like to ask for (1) more imagination in what we provide because leisure does not just mean sport, and if you are elderly and infirm, to be frank, a sports hall down the road with a football in it is not going to do you any good, and secondly, what can your Government do to try to get at a local level these commissioning agents, those who have the duty to provide and those who want to have well-being and good healthy living for our citizens, to actually work together on a daily, weekly and monthly basis?