, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with Arts Council of Wales (2)
Okay, thank you.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with Arts Council of Wales (2)
To what extent do the Welsh Government’s draft culture policies, which were consulted on over the summer, help cultural bodies mitigate the impact of reduced funding?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with Arts Council of Wales (2)
That might be helpful, to help them access grants. Just one more question: to what extent do the Welsh Government’s draft culture priorities, which were consulted on over the summer, help cultural bodies mitigate the impact of reduced funding?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with Arts Council of Wales (2)
Is it less bureaucratic? Sometimes for arm’s-length companies it can be. And can you access other grants such as lottery grants or direct them to them better, do you think, than Government can?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with Arts Council of Wales (2)
What are the relative merits of funding national companies via the arts council, as is the case in Wales, and directly from the Government, as is the case in Scotland? Funding comes through you in Wales and directly from Government in Scotland.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with Arts Council of Wales (2)
Just coming in on that, so, you've got a new Minister who's in charge of skills. He comes under the business portfolio now. And in Ireland—we just went on a visit—they see the arts as part of business, basically, bringing money into Ireland and being really…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with Arts Council of Wales (2)
What else could the Welsh Government do, besides funding? Is there anything else that could be done to help?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with Arts Council of Wales (2)
Yes, you can come in, Heledd, that's fine.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with Arts Council of Wales (2)
Okay, thank you.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with Arts Council of Wales (2)
And I know local authorities, like you say, they tried to use the well-being of future generations Act, saying it's statutory, but there were arguments and push back. But on the libraries, there's certain legislation going back quite a few years, which they…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with Arts Council of Wales (2)
You touched on the arts being statutory and creative industries and culture, so, what would that look like, do you think? And how could we go about that?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with Arts Council of Wales (2)
Well, we've got quite a few questions. Chair, I'm going to come to you: is there anything that you want us to capture, really, that hasn't been already—?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with Arts Council of Wales (2)
Okay, thank you.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with Arts Council of Wales (2)
It's overall morale. I guess, if people are trying to communicate with concerns, then it can be really difficult. So, I guess that's what this relates to.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with Arts Council of Wales (2)
That's really good to hear. Thank you. I wanted to just come in with my later question now, because it's appropriate in terms of what Heledd was saying about staff under pressure. So, if I could just ask you this. It was just responding to the committee's…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with Arts Council of Wales (2)
We discussed earlier that the UK has one of the lowest spending on culture and the arts amongst EU nations, and we can't access Creative Europe funding either at the moment. So, as a committee, we want to try and follow that up as well. That's really…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with Arts Council of Wales (2)
Just regarding procedure, I normally would think that anything that would be handed out would be shared with you first, but we will check that later, maybe. Thank you.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the National Library of Wales (1)
Is there anything else that Welsh Government could do, besides funding, to help you?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the National Library of Wales (1)
Previously, it was mentioned that there has not been much engagement with the Welsh Government. I know that Jane Hutt, the Minister, was visiting the week after me. Has engagement increased now with the Welsh Government? And also what changes would you like…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the National Library of Wales (1)
On my visit, what struck me is that it's not just a library of books; it's a library of things—so many maps, but the paintings as well. I saw the Canaletto exhibition. I was able to see a painting of Castell Dinas Brân in 1770, and Parys mountain. I was able…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the National Library of Wales (1)
I was pleased to go on a tour, during the recess, of the national library—thank you very much to the staff that showed me around; it was really interesting. I heard that there's a decarbonisation programme going on, and that, hopefully, will help with funding…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Welsh Government priorities
It's tricky for Wales, because we have a lot of rural areas, don't we? In England, there are densities of populations, so it's far easier. I know we need to do more, and people in Wales rely on bus transport, so I'm just hoping, going forward—. I'm just going…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Welsh Government priorities
It's easy to take for granted the positives of what's been achieved over 25 years of the Senedd. Here's a selection: the right to buy ended; investment in energy-efficient homes, new schools, classrooms and outdoor learning areas; investment in community…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: 20mph speed limits
—thank you—for exemptions based on local knowledge and bus industry knowledge. Thank you.
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: 20mph speed limits
—I will sum up now—assessing roads—I took two interventions—that have been put forward—
