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One-day inquiry into heritage, museums and archives
Thank you, David. I'll come to Nêst next.
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One-day inquiry into heritage, museums and archives
Thank you, Christopher. I'll come to David next.
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One-day inquiry into heritage, museums and archives
So, we'll move on to item 2, which is a one-day inquiry on heritage, museums and archives. I'll ask the witnesses to introduce themselves for the record. When you introduce yourself, if you could briefly explain what the remit or work of your organisations…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Thank you for that. Do other Members have any declarations of interest? No.
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Good morning. I'd like to welcome Members to this meeting of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee. In accordance with Standing Order 34.19, I have determined that the public are excluded from attending the…
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Business Statement and Announcement
I'd like an update from the Welsh Government, please, about next steps relating to the 327 high-risk coal tips in Wales. The Government, and I, had hoped that money for this would be forthcoming from the UK budget last month, but Wales was once again let down…
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Questions to the First Minister
I associate myself entirely with what Hefin said about the community in Penyrheol. First Minister, last month, Public Health Wales launched a campaign encouraging pregnant women to have the COVID-19 vaccine because of how many unvaccinated women end up…
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Net-zero Strategy
Minister, I'd like to also ask about the UK Government. You've said previously that your department had little warning before the UK Government published the net-zero plan. As I understand, it was a matter of only hours. Could you tell us how this has…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Net-zero Strategy
Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. Thank you, Minister; I really hope that your throat is okay. We live in a time of crisis, and the challenge that we face is known to us all. I welcome this strategy today as a starting point, as was the declaration of a climate…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: The energy sector and the climate and nature emergencies
I said that we can't afford to wait, but the declarations we've made and the conferences that await us afford us an opportunity to be radical, to be innovative and to be trailblazing, because urgency is required. The climate emergency is already hitting our…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: The energy sector and the climate and nature emergencies
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Any emergency requires urgency in response. That is the message at the heart of our debate today, because an emergency is defined as requiring immediate action; it is what makes it an emergency. We in Wales have declared both nature…
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting
We'll move to item 6, and in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(ix), I resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Are Members content to agree that? I see that you are. We'll move to private session and we'll wait for confirmation that…
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Papers to note
Members, before we move on to the private session, item 5 is papers to note. There are several papers, I'll just go through them briefly. Item 5.1 is a letter from us to the Llywydd with regard to a request for additional meetings. Item 5.2 is a letter from…
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Future of public service media: Academics
Fantastic. Thank you very much. We've run out of time, but this has been really interesting and useful to us as well. So, a draft transcript will be sent to you to check for accuracy, and I'm sure that we will want to pursue some of the topics with you as…
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Future of public service media: Academics
Diolch, Alun. We are into our last minute, but, Ruth, you put your hand up. I don't know if you were volunteering, or if your hand went up before Alun put that full question out.
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Future of public service media: Academics
Thank you very much, Gareth. Alun.
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Future of public service media: Academics
That would be fantastic.
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Future of public service media: Academics
Thank you so much for bringing that to us; that's really useful to know. Hang on, I'll bring in Gareth, and then Alun wants to make a point as well, or ask—. Gareth, briefly, if possible.
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Future of public service media: Academics
Thank you very much for that. I'm very aware that we have five minutes left in the session. Do any Members have additional questions that they would like to ask, or, if not, do any of the witnesses have an additional point that they would like to get across…
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Future of public service media: Academics
Diolch, Caitriona. And we will have made a note of that, certainly. Thank you for bringing that to us.
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Future of public service media: Academics
Diolch, Hywel. Forgive me, Caitriona, I should have called you then. I'll come to Caitriona and then to Gareth.
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Future of public service media: Academics
Hywel wants to come back in.
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Future of public service media: Academics
Ruth.
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Future of public service media: Academics
Who'd like to go first? Hywel.
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Future of public service media: Academics
Okay. Thank you, Hefin. We'll move on to Carolyn Thomas.