Support for Professional Sport

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport – in the Senedd at 1:34 pm on 7 February 2018.

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Photo of Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas Independent 1:34, 7 February 2018

Well, we will in any way—. I haven't discussed this issue with the relevant clubs, but within any particular needs that the individual football and rugby clubs have, we would be very willing to support further shared spaces. The important thing is that the shared spaces don't suffer from overuse, and this is a key issue that we have to address, about what is happening at the Liberty, what happens at the Cardiff City Stadium, what is happening now in Rodney Parade, and what happens, of course, in the example I quoted, in the north in Parc Eirias. These are ways in which we can develop further, as well as the further investment coming in in Wrexham. These are ways in which we can develop maximum use of our facilities. And I do believe it's very important that public facilities, whether they're in education or in any other part of our lives, which have been put together with Government funding for public use, are available, not 24 hours, but at least throughout the evenings and weekends to ensure that people can participate.