Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople

Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for Economy – in the Senedd at 2:36 pm on 11 May 2022.

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Photo of Dawn Bowden Dawn Bowden Labour 2:36, 11 May 2022

First of all, Heledd, thank you for those questions. And I would say that I'm not 'just' the Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, I am the Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and I have an integral role in the Government of Wales, and my views and my input into Government is as valuable as any other Minister's. But in terms of the cultural announcements, I can assure you culture is not being sidelined. But there are things that we have to do—we take forward operational plans for all of our national governing bodies and sponsored bodies. And so part of those discussions will now be that we're waiting—. They've all had their remit letters, they know what they have to do, and we're now waiting for their operational plans. And there will be significant things in those operational plans that will come out and will be announced on the floor of this Senedd. But again, a lot of the work that we do is ongoing on a daily basis. It is work as usual, it's business as usual, it's the things that we do. And I have made announcements, on creative skills and other issues, and I will continue to make announcements, supporting the cultural sector, which is hugely important to Welsh Government, and certainly to me.