, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Language Commissioner - Autumn 2023
I'm not talking about something major; I'm talking about your priorities.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Language Commissioner - Autumn 2023
If I could interrupt you there, you're describing a process that is relatively narrow in many ways. When I'm talking about promoting the Welsh language, I'm talking about it in general terms; you're talking about promoting services through the medium of Welsh.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Language Commissioner - Autumn 2023
Thank you. There are two things that I'd like to return to from your first response. First of all, you said that the main role of the commissioner is to promote and facilitate the use of the Welsh language. I agree with that, but you will recall from the…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Language Commissioner - Autumn 2023
You have since been appointed, so how do you think that things have gone over the past year?
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Language Commissioner - Autumn 2023
Yes, a little. The last time you were here was for the pre-appointment hearing, I believe.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Language Commissioner - Autumn 2023
Good, good.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Language Commissioner - Autumn 2023
Thank you very much. Welcome. How's it going?
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Appointment of temporary Chair
Llyr.
, Plenary
Debate: Remembrance
Again, we mark this time of remembrance at a time of war. We see the images from the middle east and from Ukraine, and we remember again what warfare does to people and communities. I was reflecting, Deputy Presiding Officer, that a journey to Ukraine isn't…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Investment Zones
I'm grateful to the Minister for his statement this afternoon. I wanted to speak this afternoon, because I'm interested in what the statement says about Welsh economic policy. Whilst I would welcome the statement as far as it goes in terms of the development…
, Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): The Holodomor
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. The memory of the Holodomor resonates down the years, as we remember Soviet violence 90 years ago and witness the violence of Russian aggression today. This debate is timely, because it isn't simply a historical exercise…
, Plenary
90-second Statements
Diolch, Deputy Presiding Officer. Perhaps Roy Francis isn't the first name that springs to mind when listing our rugby greats, yet he was Great Britain's first black player, and the first black head coach of a top-tier professional team. He was born in 1919…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Update on Criminal Justice Blueprints
I'm grateful to the Minister for the statement she's brought to us this afternoon. It's always a disappointment to hear the Conservative spokesperson rereading speeches from yesteryear. Once was probably enough to hear them. It isn't sufficient, in a bizarre…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Progress Update on the Plan for Employability and Skills
Minister, I'm grateful to you for your statement this afternoon. We have of course discussed a number of matters here over the last few weeks. You've discussed the productivity enhancement project, which I questioned the First Minister about earlier today…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
The First Minister pre-empts my question. I'm grateful to him and his researchers. [Laughter.] But we're very grateful for the investment from the productivity enhancement fund, and the 12 businesses really are benefiting greatly from it. But the First…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
8. Will the First Minister make a statement on Welsh Government support for businesses in Blaenau Gwent? OQ60162
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Public service broadcasting in Wales: evidence session with the Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries
Okay. So, let's have that conversation.
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Public service broadcasting in Wales: evidence session with the Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries
You haven't watched enough football. [Laughter.] But there is a responsibility there, isn't there, because one of the issues I worry about in terms of the changes we discuss is that those technological possibilities and profit margins define who we are. And…
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Public service broadcasting in Wales: evidence session with the Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries
But we've seen a decline in cricket, at least partly as a consequence of its lack of visibility. We all want to see our countries do well in sport here. We were watching Wales surprisingly beat Croatia on Sunday night, but—
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Public service broadcasting in Wales: evidence session with the Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries
It does.
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Public service broadcasting in Wales: evidence session with the Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries
—when you get to work on Monday. There is a place in the national psyche that is taken up by sport, and speaking as a member of Glamorgan County Cricket Club, I've seen the decline in cricket as a consequence of being behind a pay wall. And I think the UK…
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Public service broadcasting in Wales: evidence session with the Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries
You're speaking to one of them, and Llyr is chair of the all-party group on horse-racing. But it doesn't fill a pub, does it? [Laughter.] It doesn't, does it? You don't talk about it—
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Public service broadcasting in Wales: evidence session with the Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries
Look, we could talk about this all day. [Laughter.] I'm aware that the Scottish FA Cup final is protected in Scotland, so I think the argument that different countries have different interests is already accepted through that. And the Derby, for example, is…
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Public service broadcasting in Wales: evidence session with the Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries
I think the decision that the UK Government took to take it away from DCMS direct funding to the licence fee funding was the correct decision or the right decision, and I think it is important. There was a certain discomfiture with a Minister taking a…
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Public service broadcasting in Wales: evidence session with the Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries
I would be surprised if there is any matrix that demonstrated S4C's budget has kept anywhere close to the cost increases over the number of years, or recognises the competition.
