Building an Inclusive and Tolerant Wales

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:28 pm on 3 May 2022.

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Photo of Mark Drakeford Mark Drakeford Labour 2:28, 3 May 2022

Llywydd, I heard John Griffiths's call of 'Eid Mubarak' echoed around the Chamber here this afternoon, and I know that Members in all parts of the Chamber will want to congratulate our Muslim colleagues and join in their celebrations as the holy month of Ramadan has drawn to a close.

Can I say it was great to hear what John Griffiths said about attending midnight football sessions? And this year, I think we've seen some genuine steps forward, consistent with the race equality action plan. Glamorgan cricket have been holding midnight cricket games and Wales Golf have opened up their facilities, including Parc Golf Club in Newport, to make sure that as people break their fast, and want to do something to celebrate that, there are sporting opportunities available to them in a way that is welcoming to people from all communities across Wales. We have prioritised the anti-racist Wales action plan in the remit letters that are being sent to sports and cultural arm's-length bodies in Wales for this Senedd term, and in that way, I hope that we will see further moves to exactly that sort of anti-racist Wales that we would want to see, and which therefore needs to be reflected in the day-to-day operation of our sports and cultural bodies.