Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for International Relations and Welsh Language – in the Senedd at 3:04 pm on 8 January 2020.
Well, I'm pleased to confirm that the lottery spending in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, as you know, amounts to over £13 million over the period of that spend and 70 projects have been completed or are currently in delivery. And you'll be aware, because we've visited some of these projects together, of the important work that has been done and is still being developed at the Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery, which was awarded an audiovisual project in January 2018. Now, as far as Cyfarthfa Park is concerned, the Cyfarthfa Park Rediscovered project application, submitted by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, is still open to further discussion—I can confirm this—between the borough council and the lottery. And I do hope that a way will be found to deliver this, because, clearly, community benefit is one of the tests of the effectiveness of lottery spend. I will continue to ensure, in my discussion with the National Lottery in Wales—I meet the chair and the chief executive on a very regular basis, and I'll make sure that these aspects are fully discussed at our next meeting.