Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:19 pm on 23 March 2021.
Diolch, Llywydd. Apologies—I was just waiting to be unmuted. The First Minister will be well aware of the long-term impact of the COVID closures on cultural businesses. I'm thinking of some that are partly in public ownership, like the Ffwrnes Theatre in Llanelli, but also some of our flagship institutions, like the millennium centre. Obviously, this will be a matter, ultimately, for the next Welsh Government to decide, but does the First Minister agree with me that these cultural businesses will continue to need support well into next year, the next financial year, because of the income that they've already lost? And what plans does he have, should he be part of the next Government, to ensure that we don't lose these vital cultural institutions, particularly after all the investment and support that's gone into them already?