Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education – in the Senedd at 1:31 pm on 25 April 2018.
Thank you, Simon. You'll be aware that the Welsh Government considered the outline business case for the project in April 2017 and that I gave my approval to the local authority to move forward with the business case. I am aware of the delays, but, because of the rules around planning applications, it would not be right for me or, indeed, any other Welsh Minister to comment on those plans. I am pleased that there is community access—that's an important part of all the projects that come forward. Indeed, it's one of the core elements of the twenty-first century schools programme that we provide not only fantastic educational facilities, but that those facilities are available for wider public use. The allocations to Carmarthenshire stand at many, many millions of pounds, addressing many schools throughout that area, and my officials will be keeping in close contact with Carmarthenshire about the ability to deliver on those plans and, indeed, their applications for investment under band B of the programme.