WAQ78745 (e) Tabled on 14/08/2019

Will the Assembly Commission confirm which Assembly Members were invited to take part in the panel discussion events held at the Assembly Pavilion at the 2019 Eisteddfod either as a chair or participant?

Answered by Assembly Commission | Answered on 16/09/2019

There were many more events at the stand than organised by the Assembly Commission. It is, therefore, not possible to provide the information about who was invited to participate in all of the events by other partners.

The approach to secure Assembly Members for relevant events arranged by the Assembly Commission during the National Eisteddfod is outlined below. In order to comply with the Eisteddfod’s language policy, the Members that were sourced were able to participate through the medium of Welsh.

  • The Chair of the Culture Welsh Language and Communications Committee nominated Delyth Jewell AM as the Committee’s representative for the panel event ‘Understanding our history – Teaching Welsh history and culture’ on Monday 05 August.
  • Bethan Sayed AM was requested by Aberystwyth University’s International Politics Department to participate in the panel event on Wednesday 06 August, as an alumna of the Department/University but was unable to attend.
  • The Llywydd was approached to be the Assembly’s representative on the panel for the ‘Women and devolution in Wales’ event held on Thursday 08 August.
  • The Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee’s Clerking Team suggested that we approach Llyr Gruffydd AM to represent the Committee on the panel for the ‘What to do with our waste?’ event, held by Welsh Youth Parliament on Friday 09 August