9 Hydref 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru (5)
Excuse me, can I just finish this? You're special pleading the whole time that—. I don't doubt that you're very efficient and you're doing a tough job with limited resources and that's frustrating. I completely understand that; I'm not questioning the value…
9 Hydref 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru (5)
And I'm making the point, you're special pleading—
9 Hydref 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru (5)
Okay. Maybe we need to calm down a little.
9 Hydref 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru (5)
I beg your pardon.
9 Hydref 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru (5)
With respect, there are other bodies—
9 Hydref 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru (5)
Well, with respect, cyber protection is not something specific to Cadw and the royal commission. That's a skill that can be shared across other bodies. But, if you're only looking to collaborate with one body, you're unlikely to come up with much room for…
9 Hydref 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru (5)
Sure, but some of these are generic skills, aren't they?
9 Hydref 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru (5)
Okay. So, you're asking the wrong question, then, with respect, aren't you? So, why aren't you looking at other bodies that you might be able to share functions with?
9 Hydref 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru (5)
So, you're unlikely to find much ground to share functions, in that case.
9 Hydref 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru (5)
I'm just wondering, in terms of specifically how you might restructure to share functions, limiting yourself to just one other body is probably not the most optimum of search criteria.
9 Hydref 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru (5)
But other bodies aren't? You're not looking to—
9 Hydref 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru (5)
So, just Cadw and the royal commission?
9 Hydref 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru (5)
Okay. And who exactly—remind, me sorry—is in that cluster, that work?
9 Hydref 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru (5)
Okay. And is there a working group looking specifically at digital, procurement and HR?
9 Hydref 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru (5)
Right. And is that captured by the work you're doing with Cadw, structural changes?
9 Hydref 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru (5)
You also have declining funding, so something's got to give at some point, doesn't it?
9 Hydref 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru (5)
I just struggle, from a commonsense point of view, to understand that there are no savings across those organisations. Because I remember an inquiry by this committee eight years ago, when Ken Skates, as Cabinet Secretary, looked for back-office functions…
9 Hydref 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru (5)
The other example you gave is procurement capacity.
9 Hydref 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru (5)
—but I find it hard to believe that CAD, for example, is not used across the public sector.
9 Hydref 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru (5)
I'm sure that some of these are specific to you—
9 Hydref 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru (5)
Okay. Have you engaged with the Centre for Digital Public Services, for example?
9 Hydref 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru (5)
There's an additional £10,000 for cyber security, or is that within the—?
9 Hydref 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru (5)
Just on that theme, you gave us an example earlier that you're spending £110,000 a year on computers. Is there not room for collaboration there?
9 Hydref 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru (5)
Maybe, Chair, that's something we could think about in terms of follow-up action. Thank you.
9 Hydref 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru (5)
Sure, but I'm also thinking not just of the impact on you, I'm thinking of the impact on the speed of getting through planning applications for developers.