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Open WAG Consultations
A Living Language: A Language for Living. Consultation on a Strategy for the Welsh Language
Opened 13/12/10; Closes 04/02/11
The Welsh Assembly Government is committed to ensuring that the Welsh language thrives. This consultation document sets out the Assembly Government’s vision for the language and what we will do, together with our partners, to increase the numbers who speak and use the language. We welcome comments. For more information click here.
Relevant WAG Publications
(6/12/10)
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)
NAfW Committee Inquiries
P-03-245 - Keep the Snowdon Mountain Railway and summit building closed for one day a week
This petition calls call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to work with its partners, including Snowdonia National Park Authority, Heritage GB Plc and Gwynedd Council to keep the Snowdon Mountain Railway and summit building closed on one day a week in order to give walkers the opportunity to enjoy the mountain in a more natural form. For more information click here. This petition has now been closed and all correspondence will be passed on to the petitioner.
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. For more information, click here.
Rapporteur Group on Bilingualism
The Enterprise and Learning Committee has established a rapporteur group on bilingualism in schools. The group published its first report in September 2010.
Petitions
P-03-263 - List Stradey Park
Received 03/11/09
This petition calls upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Minister for Heritage to grant listed status to Stradey Park, in order to protect the heritage of this world famous rugby ground and cultural icon for the people of Wales. For more information click here.
The Petition Committee will contact petitioners.
P-03-197 - Save the Vulcan
Received 12/02/09
The petitioners behind this petition believe that The Vulcan Hotel is worth more to Cardiff standing than demolished, and worth more where it stands than in a museum. They urge the developers to respect Cardiff's culture and history and preserve this historic building on its present site. For more information click here.
The Petitions Committee will update the Minister for Heritage on the progress made.
P-03-311 Spectacle Theatre
Received 14/12/10
This petition calls on the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to ensure that funding continues for the award winning, Rhondda Valley-based, Spectacle Theatre Company. The Company has served schools and communities for over thirty years, and its loss will deprive people of a long-established, invaluable resource and, therefore, future opportunities to engage with local theatre and drama. For more information click here.
The committee has heard evidence from the Arts Council for Wales on the matter.
Relevant LCOs/Measures
Relevant Welsh Affairs Select Committee Information
Committee Inquiry (15/10/10): Inquiry into the Welsh language broadcaster S4C
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
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