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Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Coal Tip Safety
—and I would appreciate, what conversations you are having with the UK Government to increase the funding that they are providing. I do, though, very much welcome all of the investment and the work that the Welsh Government has put into this, and the…
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Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Coal Tip Safety
I would like to know—
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Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Coal Tip Safety
On the subject of opencast sites, I know that there are serious concerns about the new tips that could be left as the legacy of Ffos-y-fran, which is the UK's most recently closed coal mine, if the Welsh Government doesn't intervene on this. That would add…
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Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Coal Tip Safety
I'm grateful for the statement. I have a few questions that I'd like to ask—I'll pause a moment—but I do want to say how much I welcome this. I do welcome it. During Stage 3 of the coal tips Bill last year, some of my amendments sought to introduce a ban on…
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Questions to the First Minister
Of course, we are owed what you say. So often in this chamber, First Minister, Members are criticised for asking for more for Wales—more than we can apparently afford. Wales is owed billions from the high speed 2 line. We are owed billions more from…
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Questions to the First Minister
2. What progress has the Welsh Government made towards securing the devolution of rail funding from the UK Government? OQ63705
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting
I therefore propose, under item 5, under Standing Order 17.42(ix), that the committee resolves to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting. Are you content for us to do so? Okay, we'll wait to hear that we're in private.
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Papers to note
Members, we will move now to papers to note, which is item 4. We have a number of papers to note due to the recess. Are you, therefore, happy to note those? I'll ask, first of all, whether anyone has anything to say on the papers. No. Is everyone happy to…
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Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 2 - Evidence session with academics
We are moving on, but we thank our witnesses again—we really appreciate your time this morning.
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Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 2 - Evidence session with academics
Thank you all very much. We're really grateful for your time, especially for staying for additional time. Thank you to all three of you for this morning. Members, thank you for being flexible with the timings as well.
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Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 2 - Evidence session with academics
Okay. Can I thank you all very much for being flexible there as well? There are some final questions that we will write to you with, if that's all right. In your answers, if there's anything more that you would have liked to have said had we had more time…
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Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 2 - Evidence session with academics
Diolch. And then, finally, Carwyn.
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Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 2 - Evidence session with academics
Diolch yn fawr iawn. I just wanted to check whether, Professor Lewis, there is anything that you wanted to add to anything that's been said. I know that we're very short on time, but I know that we haven't come to you or to Carwyn. I'll come to Carwyn finally.
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Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 2 - Evidence session with academics
Thank you so much. Heledd has one final very brief question.
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Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 2 - Evidence session with academics
Diolch, Gareth. Just to add to Gareth's question, particularly leading up to the Senedd election, is there any opportunity here for greater clarity in Ofcom guidance on how things are reported on particularly, and looking at a fair reflection of that?
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Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 2 - Evidence session with academics
Forgive me interrupting you, Gareth, but we're very short on time, I'm afraid.
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Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 2 - Evidence session with academics
Over to you, Gareth.
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Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 2 - Evidence session with academics
Diolch, Carwyn. As Heledd had indicated earlier, because of time, we will write to all witnesses to ask if there are comments they would like to make on that. Diolch, Heledd. I'm now going to move to Gareth to lead us through our final section on news…
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Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 2 - Evidence session with academics
I'll come to Heledd first.
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Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 2 - Evidence session with academics
Right. Thank you for that. We'll have to move on, and I'm very aware of the time that we have left. I'm going to come to Heledd, on S4C, but I promise, Professor Cushion, we are going to have a substantial section on news coverage. But I'll come to Heledd—
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Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 2 - Evidence session with academics
After this answer, we will—
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Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 2 - Evidence session with academics
Yes, of course. Yes, and then we'll—
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Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 2 - Evidence session with academics
Is that okay for you, Carwyn? Right. Lovely. Okay. I will bring Professor Cushion in.
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Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 2 - Evidence session with academics
Thank you. Before I bring Professor Cushion in, I'm very aware that, of our scheduled time, we only have 10 minutes left and, evidently, there's a lot more—. There's a section on news coverage in particular that we need to get to, as well as S4C. Are all…
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Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 2 - Evidence session with academics
Professor Lewis, you wanted to come in, I think.
