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Heritage, culture, Welsh language and sport
Open WAG Consultations
Delivering digital inclusion - A strategic framework for Wales
Opened 17/06/10; Closes 09/09/10
The Welsh Assembly Government is committed to help break down the barriers for the 900,000 adults who are digitally excluded in Wales. For more information, click here.
London Olympics 2012: Advertising and Street Trading Regulations – Advance Notice
The Olympic Delivery Authority has given advance notice that there will be regulations to restrict certain types of advertising and trading near Olympic events during the 2012 London Olympics. This gives early notice to those likely to be interested or affected. For more information, click here.
Relevant WAG Publications
Iaith Pawb and Welsh Language Scheme Annual Report 2009-10
(13/07/10)
Review of Standards Over Time - GCSE and GCE Advanced Level Welsh First Language 2003-2008
(05/05/10)
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales Remit Letter 2010-11
(23/04/10)
Remit Letter for the Welsh Language Board 2010-11
(12/04/10)
Welsh Books Council Remit Letter 2010-11
(12/04/10)
Sports Council for Wales Remit Letter 2010-11
(04/03/10)
Arts Council Remit Letter 2010-11
(09/02/10)
The Welsh Historic Environment: Position Statement 2008
(12/01/10)
Iaith Pawb and Welsh Language Scheme Annual Report 2008-09
(30/11/09)
Performance and Excellence Sport in Wales
(29/09/09)
The Welsh Historic Environment Strategic Statement
(21/09/09)
Remit Letter for the Welsh Language Board 2009-10
(22/04/09)
Remit letter for the Welsh Books Council 2009-10
(21/04/09)
Arts Council of Wales Remit Letter 2009-10
(01/04/09)
Welsh Language LCO Questions and Answers
(03/02/09)
Welsh Language: History, Facts and Figures
(02/02/09)
The future display of visual art in Wales
(14/10/08)
NAfW Committee Inquiries
The accessibility of arts and culture in Wales
The National Assembly for Wales’s Communities and Culture Committee has launched an inquiry into the accessibility of arts and culture in Wales and is calling for evidence from interested parties. Interested parties are invited to submit written evidence by Friday 24 September 2010. For more information, click here.
The Promotion of Welsh Arts and Culture on the world stage
The Communities and Culture Committee has published its report, which has been debated in Plenary. To read it, click here.
Rapporteur Group on Bilingualism
The Enterprise and Learning Committee has established a rapporteur group on bilingualism in schools. They have so far held informal meetings with the Welsh Language Board; visited Treorchy Comprehensive School to speak to teachers, pupils, parents and members of the local community; and met officers from ESIS (the Education and Schools Improvement Service) based in Treforest to discuss the role of Athrawon Bro (responsible for supporting Welsh teaching in primary schools).To respond to the group’s questionnaire, click here.
Making the most of Sporting Events in Wales
The Communities and Culture Committee has published its report. To read it, click here. The Minister is now duty-bound to respond, should you wish to raise a specific matter with them click here for further contact details.
Petitions
E-Petition: Call for a Welsh Olympic Team by 2012
Open since 11/08/08
The petitioners call upon the National Assembly for Wales to ensure that a team from Wales competes in the 2012 Olympic Games, and every subsequent games thereafter. For more information, click here.
Current status: A response has been received from the Minister for Heritage, but the committee is still awaiting a response from the International Olympic Association and the British Olympic Association. The petitioners will be notified of this.
The Glamorganshire Canal
Open since 10/02/09
We call upon the National Assembly of Wales to support the creation of a Glamorganshire Canal historical trail from Merthyr to Cardiff Bay, indicating the major locations en route and other historical sites in proximity to the Canal e.g. Hamadryad Hospital Ship, as a means of encouraging interest in the regional history, tourism and providing an interesting and challenging walking and cycling trail. For more information, click here.
Current status: Further information has been received from the Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing, and Minister for Heritage. The committee will contact Rhondda Cynon Taf and Cardiff Councils to ask for further details on the matter.
Section 6, Welsh Language Act
Open since 21/05/09
The petitioners call upon the National Assembly for Wales to investigate the possibility of amending and improving Section 6 of the Welsh language Act to bring Members of Parliament under the provisions of the Welsh Language Act. For more information, click here.
Current status: A response from the Minister for Heritage noted that he doesn’t think it appropriate for MPs to prepare Welsh language schemes. The committee will contact the petitioners about this, as well as the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority to seek their view on the matter.
Relevant LCOs/Measures
Relevant Welsh Affairs Select Committee Information
Committee Report (published 08/03/10): The Proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Culture and other fields) Order 2009: Government Response to the Committee's First Report
Committee Report (published 07/12/09): The Proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Culture and other fields) Order 2009
Committee Report (published 22/05/09): Potential Benefits of the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics for Wales
