23 Mawrth 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Gwasanaethau Llyfrgell a Hamdden awdurdodau lleol - sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Okay, Lyn. Thank you very much. Joel.
23 Mawrth 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Gwasanaethau Llyfrgell a Hamdden awdurdodau lleol - sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Thank you very much, Owen. Lyn.
23 Mawrth 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Gwasanaethau Llyfrgell a Hamdden awdurdodau lleol - sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Thank you, Jennifer. Owen.
23 Mawrth 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Gwasanaethau Llyfrgell a Hamdden awdurdodau lleol - sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Does anybody want to make a bid for greater statutory protection for library or leisure services among our witnesses? Jennifer.
23 Mawrth 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Gwasanaethau Llyfrgell a Hamdden awdurdodau lleol - sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Yes, Carolyn. Please.
23 Mawrth 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Gwasanaethau Llyfrgell a Hamdden awdurdodau lleol - sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Thank you very much, Glenn.
23 Mawrth 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Gwasanaethau Llyfrgell a Hamdden awdurdodau lleol - sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Okay, Carolyn? I think Glenn would like to come in on this point as well.
23 Mawrth 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Gwasanaethau Llyfrgell a Hamdden awdurdodau lleol - sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
There were a few questions there. Again, who would like to answer?
23 Mawrth 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Gwasanaethau Llyfrgell a Hamdden awdurdodau lleol - sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Quite a specific question there. Who would like to answer? Any offers? Jennifer.
23 Mawrth 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Gwasanaethau Llyfrgell a Hamdden awdurdodau lleol - sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Thanks very much. If none of our witnesses have anything to add to those particular matters, we'd better move on. Carolyn Thomas.
23 Mawrth 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Gwasanaethau Llyfrgell a Hamdden awdurdodau lleol - sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Thanks, Glenn. Okay, Mabon?
23 Mawrth 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Gwasanaethau Llyfrgell a Hamdden awdurdodau lleol - sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Thank you very much, Jennifer. Mabon.
23 Mawrth 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Gwasanaethau Llyfrgell a Hamdden awdurdodau lleol - sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
No. Okay. Thank you, Glenn. Jennifer?
23 Mawrth 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
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Okay. Thanks, Owen. In terms of libraries and the ability to generate income, obviously, they're in a different position because they're free to use, thankfully, are there any examples of libraries generating income that anybody's aware of, whether it's a…
23 Mawrth 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Gwasanaethau Llyfrgell a Hamdden awdurdodau lleol - sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Owen.
23 Mawrth 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
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Yes. Sure. Carolyn, did you want to come in here, or is that an old hand raised?
23 Mawrth 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Gwasanaethau Llyfrgell a Hamdden awdurdodau lleol - sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Thank you very much, Glenn. Okay. A further question from me, then, before we move on to other committee members. In terms of closures of leisure centres and libraries and the picture over the last five years, perhaps you could set out what's been happening…
23 Mawrth 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Gwasanaethau Llyfrgell a Hamdden awdurdodau lleol - sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Thank you, Jennifer. And Glenn.
23 Mawrth 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Gwasanaethau Llyfrgell a Hamdden awdurdodau lleol - sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Okay. Would any of our witnesses like to add anything to what Owen said about the three main challenges facing these services at the moment? Jennifer?
23 Mawrth 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Gwasanaethau Llyfrgell a Hamdden awdurdodau lleol - sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Thank you, Owen, that's very useful scene setting. Thank you very much. Carolyn. Carolyn Thomas wanted to come in at this point, Carolyn.
23 Mawrth 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Gwasanaethau Llyfrgell a Hamdden awdurdodau lleol - sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Yes, Owen, yes, please.
23 Mawrth 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
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Okay, Owen, thank you very much. Anybody else like to add anything? No. Okay, let me move on then to ask you about the key challenges that local authorities and leisure trusts face. There are certainly many challenges around at the current time, but what…
23 Mawrth 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Gwasanaethau Llyfrgell a Hamdden awdurdodau lleol - sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Okay, Glenn. Thank you very much. Okay. Owen.
23 Mawrth 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Gwasanaethau Llyfrgell a Hamdden awdurdodau lleol - sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Yes, yes.
23 Mawrth 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Gwasanaethau Llyfrgell a Hamdden awdurdodau lleol - sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Would you say, Glenn, that that economic development advantage in the way that you describe it is fairly well established and evidenced?
