Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education – in the Senedd at 1:58 pm on 22 March 2017.
Thank you for that answer, Minister. The twenty-first century schools programme to date has actually been an excellent example of how we can improve the education facilities for our young children. In my own constituency, we’ve just seen the Cabinet Secretary open officially Ysgol Bae Baglan; Awel y Môr has been created; and there are three new sites in Margam; the new Welsh-medium secondary in Sandfields; and the new primary school in Britton Ferry. But this is important, as we still have schools in the category C and D situation, where we need to replace those schools. You’ve given me a timeline of 2019-24, but what criteria can we get under way to ensure that those schools that are now in need of the next stage can actually get their bids in as quickly as possible to ensure that the funding for the children who go to those schools, and the education facilities for the children who go to those schools, can be in place as quickly as possible?