How is the impact of public investment in culture currently being measured by the Welsh Government?
The Welsh Government routinely undertakes proportionate, relevant and robust evaluations of its investments in culture. As part of developing the new Culture and Sport Strategy for Wales we have placed a clear focus on evidence. The strategy will be based on a root and branch reassessment of the challenges and opportunities facing these sectors, identifying the outcomes we want to achieve and how progress and impact will be monitored and evaluated.
The Welsh Government collects evidence about the cultural organisations we support, primarily collected via the yearly statutory Welsh Public Library Standards, bi-annual Museum Spotlight Survey, and yearly UK Archive Sector Survey. The Arts Council for Wales surveys its portfolio organisations and collects data on the number of arts events run, and demographic engagement. Sport Wales runs regular surveys and tracks activity levels in Wales via the Sport and Active Lifestyles Survey and School Sport Survey.