, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy
Well, the two are very closely aligned, and I think they have to work in alignment because, clearly, the remit letter, which will be, you know—. The changes are going to be significantly aligned to the culture strategy and are going to have to reflect what…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy
Almost certainly we will have to look at amending those remit letters. Again, I've had that conversation with the designated Member, and we've had that conversation with the arm's-length bodies. They are term-of-Government remit letters, you're quite right…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy
Yes.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy
Absolutely. Absolutely. As the Minister was saying earlier, we are sitting here having to acknowledge the reality of the circumstances that we face. But, that doesn't mean that we ditch all of those things; it just means that we have to look very carefully at…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy
Oh, yes.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy
Well, it's really an unknown picture at the moment, Tom, isn't it? It is absolutely embedded within the culture strategy, 'Cymraeg 2050'. The culture strategy is based on the seven ways of working within the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy
Well, I haven't got the culture strategy in front of me. It's quite a weighty document, but it's high level, and, in that sense, what we were seeking to do was to set out not just a culture strategy for my department but something that would impact on every…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy
Basically because of the amount of work that's been involved in it. We employed an organisation called The Means that did the deep-dive work for us with stakeholders in the sector. That took far longer than was initially anticipated, and what The Means…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy
No, no. So, initially, and I think—. You're quite right, we have been talking about this for a long time, and I think I did give evidence to the committee some time ago when we talked about the strategy and where we're at, or certainly I answered a question…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy
Well, the culture strategy is already available in draft form. We had that drafted at the end of the year, in fact. We've been talking about it for some considerable time, but you will appreciate that, as the development of the culture strategy has come…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy
That's not what we came into politics to do. It's not what I came into Government to do. So, I want to place that firmly on the record. But I also want to place on the record that, within the choices that we have made, there will still be an amazing amount of…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy
If I could just add to that, Chair, just in the sense that the Minister has outlined absolutely the kind of strategic direction here and the consequences, and we can't run away from any of those consequences? These are difficult, difficult budget decisions…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy
I'm Dawn Bowden, Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism.
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Can I thank Alun Davies for that question? He's absolutely right, and, of course, Welsh Ministers do actually take the decision on appointments for the Welsh representative from Wales on Ofcom. And as I said, we do have joint decision making with the…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
We have an agreement with Plaid Cymru: the co-operation agreement sets out quite clearly that there is a joint aspiration on the devolution of broadcasting. I can't be any clearer than what the co-operation agreement says. The difference in the roles—and I…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Well, can I thank Tom Giffard for that question? And, yes, as I said in my original answer to Llyr Gruffydd, Welsh Government has very limited oversight of public appointments in broadcasting, and the role that we have with S4C is slightly different to the…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Thank you for those supplementary questions, Llyr. There is a role, as I said, for us in the appointment of the chair, limited though it is, and in fact there was a recommendation arising from the Institute of Welsh Affairs on the current state of regulation…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Thank you. The Welsh Government plays a part in the S4C board appointment process, with a senior Welsh Government official acting as a member of the appointment panel that then makes recommendations to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
The Welsh Government's position on that, Laura, is that decisions on trans people's participation in any part of society comes from the starting point of inclusion. We really have to avoid plunging further into what is often a very cruel and hostile debate…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Can I thank Jenny Rathbone for that very important supplementary question? And before I answer, perhaps it would be just worth acknowledging that it's really good to see female officials coming through the ranks, such as Cheryl Foster, the Welsh football…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Can I thank Jenny Rathbone for that question? The Welsh Government will not be a bystander to any form of abuse, including gender-based violence. The Welsh Government’s whole-society approach to tackling violence against women, based on prevention and early…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Thank you, Natasha Asghar, for that supplementary question, but again I have to reiterate that what local authorities do with their rate support grant is a matter for the local authority. They are not hypothecated. The funding that local authorities receive…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Thank you for that supplementary question. Obviously, there are two parts to your question. I'm very clear that the democratically elected bodies, the local authorities, are best placed to manage and organise their leisure services. Caerphilly County Borough…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
I thank Delyth Jewell for that question. Of course, this is matter for local consideration by Caerphilly County Borough Council. As part of any local decision making, local authorities are responsible for their own assessments of the provision of local…
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Questions to the Minister for Economy
Thank you for that question, because as I've said many times, the Welsh Government absolutely recognises the value of arts and culture sectors and the important part that they play in the well-being of our communities. So, for me, it was absolutely brilliant…
