Written questions
5 written questions on record from the Seventh Senedd on, newest first. Page 1 of 1.
WQ100238 · Tabled · Answered
How much financial support has the Welsh Government provided to schools for the promotion of playing chess in each of the last three years?
Answered by Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
The Welsh Government has not provided direct funding to promote chess in schools during the last three years and has no specific plans to do so. We invest £3 million annually in enrichment provision, which schools may choose to use to support chess clubs or related activities.
WQ100237 · Tabled · Answered
Does the Welsh Government have a process for designating an activity as either a sport or a game?
Answered by Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
The formal recognition of sports is considered through the UK Sports Councils' Recognition Policy, which is administered jointly by Sport Wales, Sport England, Sportscotland, Sport Northern Ireland and UK Sport. When considering whether an activity can be recognised as a sport, the Sports Councils apply the Council of Europe's European Sports Charter which defines sport as “activities involving physical exertion and skill undertaken for recreation, competition, or the improvement of health and fitness”. The Welsh Government does not have a separate process for designating an activity as either a sport or a game.
The UK Sports Councils' sports recognition policy is currently under review. The revised policy and framework are expected to be finalised by the end of 2026, following which applications for recognition are anticipated to reopen.
WQ100236 · Tabled · Answered
What plans does the Welsh Government have to encourage the playing of chess in schools?
Answered by Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
The Welsh Government has not provided direct funding to promote chess in schools during the last three years and has no specific plans to do so. We invest £3 million annually in enrichment provision, which schools may choose to use to support chess clubs or related activities.
WQ100173 · Tabled · Answered
A wnaiff y Gweinidog Cabinet adrodd ar cynydd gyda'r cynnig gofal plant am ddim yn Merthyr Tudful?
Official English translation
Will the Cabinet Minister report on the progress of the free childcare offer in Merthyr Tydfil?
Answered by Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality
I am pleased to report that Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council has achieved full rollout of 12.5 hours of funded childcare per week for all two-year-olds, as the first phase of the expansion of funded childcare.
This phase will be rolled out across the remaining areas of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council from September 2026, and is expected to be available to all two-year-olds by the end of March 2027, as part of the wider expansion of funded childcare across Wales.
Welsh text as published
Rwy’n falch o roi gwybod bod Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful wedi llwyddo i gyflwyno 12.5 awr o ofal plant a ariennir yr wythnos i bob plentyn dwy oed, fel cam cyntaf y gwaith o ehangu gofal plant a ariennir.
Bydd y cam hwn yn cael ei gyflwyno ledled yr ardaloedd sy’n weddill yng Nghyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Rhondda Cynon Taf o fis Medi 2026 ymlaen. Mae disgwyl i’r cynnig fod ar gael i bob plentyn dwy oed erbyn diwedd mis Mawrth 2027, fel rhan o’r gwaith ehangu pellach ar gyfer gofal plant a ariennir ledled Cymru.
WQ100145 · Tabled · Answered
Will the Cabinet Minister detail the progress made with the free childcare offer in Rhondda Cynon Taf?
Answered by Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality
I am pleased to report that Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council has achieved full rollout of 12.5 hours of funded childcare per week for all two-year-olds, as the first phase of the expansion of funded childcare.
This phase will be rolled out across the remaining areas of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council from September 2026, and is expected to be available to all two-year-olds by the end of March 2027, as part of the wider expansion of funded childcare across Wales.
Official verbatim record: each question and answer as the Record prints it. Answers are signed with a job title, as published.