Plas Menai National Outdoor Centre

Part of 5. Topical Questions – in the Senedd at 3:17 pm on 21 September 2022.

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Photo of Dawn Bowden Dawn Bowden Labour 3:17, 21 September 2022

Can I thank Carolyn Thomas for that question? She's quite right that in these times of austerity and different approaches to how we can make businesses and facilities successful, we have to look at different models. And, if we were living in an ideal world, we probably wouldn't be looking at this type of model, but we're not, and so we are, because what we're looking to do is to ensure the future and the growth of that facility. You are quite right to say that this is not privatisation—the point I was trying to make to Heledd Fychan; Parkwood is a commissioned partner, and the assets remain within the ownership of Sport Wales. I talked about the ongoing capital investment that Sport Wales will continue to make into Plas Menai. The Parkwood contract would be via their charitable arm, Legacy Leisure, and that absolutely is a not-for-profit basis, and the contract is based on a not-for-profit basis.