Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism

The responsibilities of the post were:^[10]

• Assist in establishing, growing, and developing businesses, by providing support (including export support) and advice
• Inward investment support
• Policy on international trade
• Information regarding entrepreneurship, enterprise and businesses
• Development Bank of Wales
• Economic Advisory Panel
• Council for Economic Development and Social Partnership Strategy Group
• Promoting Wales as a Business and Investment location
• Cardiff Capital Region City Deal and Swansea Bay City Deal
• Mid Wales Growth Deal and North Wales Growth Deal
• Manage economic development-related Welsh Government-owned property
• Services for business development and business skills
• Careers Policy and sponsoring Careers Choices Dewis Gyrfa (CCDG)
• Policy and delivery of Apprenticeships
• Policy and delivery of Youth and Adult employability
• Learning providers based on work
• Sector skills
• Developing Workforce skills
• Skills and employment-related European programmes
• Regional Skills Partnership
• National Occupational Standards
• A responsible business practices, competitiveness and growth regulatory framework
• Foundational Economy
• The social economy and Social Enterprise
• The co-operative economy
• Science
  • Science policy development, including regular liaison with the Chief Scientific Adviser for Wales and the National Science Academy
• Life Sciences
• Research and Innovation, including knowledge transfer, research and development, and commercialisation, leading to the maximisation of innovation and research incomes, and Research Centres of Excellence
• Infrastructure for digital connectivity, such as the Public Sector Broadband Aggregation, and fast broadband and mobile
• Cross Government Digital and Data Policy & Strategy
• Major events
• Culture, the arts and creativity, including Creative Wales
• Policy on broadcasting
• Sponsoring the Arts Council of Wales and deciding its responsibilities
• Tourism in Wales (both within Wales and to Wales)
• Hospitality
• The historic environment of Wales
• Cadw
• Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
• Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
• National Library of Wales
• Developing a National Archive for Wales
• National Botanic Garden of Wales
• Elite sport
• Community sport, active recreation and physical activity, sponsorship of Sports Council for Wales
• The Valleys taskforce and programme
• 2014–2020 European Structural and Investment Funds
• Shared Prosperity Fund / Community Renewal Fund

The post-holder notably announced a registration and licensing scheme for all visitor accommodation in Wales.^[11] The post is accountable and deputy to the Minister for the Economy.^[12]

• Ministry